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Little Caesar

1931, Movie, NR, 80 mins

LITTLE CAESAR
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It wasn't the first, but this landmark film from director Mervyn LeRoy spawned the immensely popular — and influential — cycle of gangster films in the 1930s. It also launched the career of one of the greatest icons of the genre: Edward G. Robinson. Robinson stars as the thoroughly vicious Rico Bandello, not "just another mug" but an American with a dream: to become king of the big-city underworld. A gripping, breathlessly paced film that just about keeps up with its lightening-fast star. With Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Glenda Farrell. Read the complete review for Little Caesar
Year: 1931
Rated NR

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Cast
Edward G. Robinson: Cesare Enrico Bandello/"Little Caesar"
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.: Joe Massara
Glenda Farrell: Olga Strassoff
William Collier Jr.: Tony Passa
Ralph Ince: Diamond Pete Montana
George E. Stone: Otero

 

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Well, you certainly can't say nothing happened this week, huh? Caesar, in Egypt, has to deal with boy-king Ptolemy, Cleopatra's brother. ("I think I can handle a small boy and an eunuch," he says when asked if sticking around to "settle things" is a good idea after being presented with Pompey's head as a gift.) Of course he can, and how bad do we want to see him give that annoying little gnat a good slap, kick or series of both? But we get something better — a brilliantly done fight scene when Lucius and Pullo are sent to rescue Cleo from the assassins her little brother hired, followed by a hilarious sex scene and its aftermath when she demands Lucius sleep with her, and he sends Pullo in to do the deed. And it doesn't slow down from there. She manages to look amazing when dumped out of a piece of burlap and onto the floor. And it's clear that Caesar, and read more

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