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1931 • 1h 19min • Not Rated • Action, Crime, Drama

Little Caesar

"The Power-Mad Monarch of the Murder Mobs!"

A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

IMDb 7.2

RT 96%

Director

Mervyn LeRoy

Writers

Francis Edward Faragoh

W.R. Burnett

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Edward G. Robinson

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

Stanley Fields

Sam Vettori

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