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Masterful crime drama starring Edward G. Robinson as the Al Capone-inspired Italian hood who moves from petty thief to mob kingpin, blasting his machine gun all the way. Mervyn LeRoy's film hailed a new era in screen realism, made a star out of Robinson and gave us the line "Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?"
Original Release
01/25/1931
US Release
01/25/1931
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edward G. Robinson | Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello / 'Little Caesar' / Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar' |
| Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | Joe Massara |
| Glenda Farrell | Olga Stassoff |
| William Collier Jr. | Tony Passa |
| Sidney Blackmer | Big Boy |
| Ralph Ince | Pete Montana |
| Thomas E. Jackson | Sgt. Flaherty / Sergeant Flaherty |
| Stanley Fields | Sam Vettori |
| Maurice Black | Little Arnie Lorch |
| George E. Stone | Otero |
Directors
Writers
W.R. Burnett, Francis Edward Faragoh, Robert N. Lee, Robert Lord, Darryl F. Zanuck
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edward G. Robinson | Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello / 'Little Caesar' / Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar' |
| Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | Joe Massara |
| Glenda Farrell | Olga Stassoff |
| William Collier Jr. | Tony Passa |
| Sidney Blackmer | Big Boy |
| Ralph Ince | Pete Montana |
| Thomas E. Jackson | Sgt. Flaherty / Sergeant Flaherty |
| Stanley Fields | Sam Vettori |
| Maurice Black | Little Arnie Lorch |
| George E. Stone | Otero |
| Armand Kaliz | De Voss |
| Nicholas Bela | Ritz Colonna |
| Ernie Adams | Cashier |
| Elmer Ballard | Undetermined Role |
| Ferike Boros | Mrs. Passa |
| Kernan Cripps | Detective |
| George Daly | Machine-Gunner |
| Adolph Faylauer | New Year's Celebrant |
| Ben Hendricks Jr. | Kid Bean |
| Al Hill | Rico's 'Butler' |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1931 | Oscar | Best Writing, Adaptation | Nominated |
