Top billed cast

1. 

   Edward G. Robinson

   Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'

2. 

   Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

   Joe Massara

3. 

   Glenda Farrell

   Olga Stassoff

4. 

   William Collier Jr.

   Tony Passa

5. 

   Sidney Blackmer

   Big Boy

6. 

   Ralph Ince

   Pete Montana

7. 

   Thomas E. Jackson

   Sgt. Flaherty

8. 

   Stanley Fields

   Sam Vettori

9. 

   Maurice Black

   Little Arnie Lorch

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-13

Edward G. Robinson is great in this early gangster talkie. He is "Rico", a clever and ambitious petty thief who decides it's time to move to the big city. Initially, he goes to work for "Sam Vettori" (Stanley Fields) but not long after, the local Crime Commissioner "McClure" is assassinated. Luckily, his buddy "Joe Massara" (Douglas Fairbanks Jr") is working at that self same club, and manages to warn "Rico" ahead of the subsequent police crackdown. It is now that he starts to smell an opportunity. First his boss, then the bigger boss "Pete Montana" (Ralph Ince) are toppled. Even his pal "Joe"...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$281,000.00

Revenue
$752,000.00

Keywords

• robbery
• based on novel or book
• gangster
• crime boss
• rise and fall
• murder
• organized crime
• pre-code
• teetotaler