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7.2/10
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A small-time criminal moves to a big city to seek bigger fortune.A small-time criminal moves to a big city to seek bigger fortune.A small-time criminal moves to a big city to seek bigger fortune.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total
Thomas E. Jackson
- Sgt. Flaherty
- (as Thomas Jackson)
Nicholas Bela
- Ritz Colonna
- (as Nick Bela)
Ernie Adams
- Cashier
- (uncredited)
Elmer Ballard
- Undetermined Role
- (uncredited)
Ferike Boros
- Mrs. Passa
- (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
- Detective
- (uncredited)
George Daly
- Machine-Gunner
- (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
- New Year's Celebrant
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough Au Seuil de l'Enfer (1930), a gangster film released by Warner Bros. in 1930, was a big hit at the time, most sources consider this film to be the one that started a brief craze for the genre in the early 1930s.
- GoofsRico is hit by the bullet sufficiently to require bandaging by Scabby, but the overcoat he was wearing has no bullet hole in it, nor is there any trace of blood in the subsequent scene in Little Arnie's office.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Caesar Enrico Bandello: Mother of Mercy! Is this the end of Rico?
- Alternate versionsIn the 1954 re-release, a foreword crawl was added, warning that the "heroes" of Little Caesar and L'ennemi public (1931) represent "a problem that sooner or later we, the public, must solve." This version is often shown on cable channels.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (1962)
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There's a villain and he's out to make his name, Caesar Enrico Bandello, just has no shame, with a cannon in his hand, shoot you down just where you stand, there's no way that he'll be stopped, he won't be tamed. He's taken over a small gang, after a heist, where the crime commissioner has paid a price, a rival boss then shoots him down, but it only leaves a frown, then 'Big Boy' gives him Chicago's Northside vice.
Isn't Edward G. Robinson always spellbinding, especially in his more devious roles. The ascent and decent of a larger than life ego, the cost to others and the ultimate price paid in the quest for power.
Isn't Edward G. Robinson always spellbinding, especially in his more devious roles. The ascent and decent of a larger than life ego, the cost to others and the ultimate price paid in the quest for power.
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- Runtime1 hour 19 minutes
- Color
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