Little Caesar

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"Little Caesar" is a 1931 American pre-Code gangster film, widely regarded as one of the earliest and most influential entries in the gangster genre.

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instanceOf American film ⓘ
black-and-white film ⓘ
film ⓘ
gangster film ⓘ
basedOn Little Caesar (novel) ⓘ
linked to: Little Caesar
basedOnAuthor W. R. Burnett ⓘ
character Joe Massara ⓘ
Rico Bandello ⓘ
cinematographyBy Tony Gaudio ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director Mervyn LeRoy ⓘ
distributor First National Pictures ⓘ
Warner Bros. ⓘ
editedBy Ray Curtiss ⓘ
filmStudioEra Golden Age of Hollywood ⓘ
format black-and-white ⓘ
genre crime film ⓘ
gangster film ⓘ
hasFilmRating pre-Code (before strict enforcement of Hays Code) ⓘ
hasLegacyStatus classic of the gangster genre ⓘ
includedInList early sound-era gangster films ⓘ
influenced Public Enemy ⓘ
Scarface (1932 film) ⓘ
isPreCodeFilm true ⓘ
leadActor Edward G. Robinson ⓘ
musicBy Ernö Rapée ⓘ
narrativeFocus organized crime ⓘ
notableFor Edward G. Robinson’s breakthrough role ⓘ
being one of the earliest major Hollywood gangster films ⓘ
helping establish the classic gangster film genre ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrays rise and fall of a ruthless gangster ⓘ
producer Darryl F. Zanuck ⓘ
Hal B. Wallis ⓘ
productionCompany First National Pictures ⓘ
releaseDateUS 1931-01-09 ⓘ
releaseYear 1931 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 79 ⓘ
screenwriter Francis Edward Faragoh ⓘ
Robert N. Lee ⓘ
setting Chicago ⓘ
stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ⓘ
Edward G. Robinson ⓘ
Glenda Farrell ⓘ
Ralph Ince ⓘ
Stanley Fields ⓘ
studio Warner Bros. ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted Prohibition era ⓘ

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Mervyn LeRoy → directed → Little Caesar ⓘ
Sidney Blackmer → notableWork → Little Caesar ⓘ
Pre-Code Hollywood → notableFilm → Little Caesar ⓘ
Edward G. Robinson → notableWork → Little Caesar ⓘ
Glenda Farrell → notableWork → Little Caesar ⓘ
Little Caesar → basedOn → Little Caesar (novel) ⓘ
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Francis Edward Faragoh → notableWork → Little Caesar ⓘ
Francis Edward Faragoh → workedOn → Little Caesar ⓘ
W. R. Burnett → notableWork → Little Caesar ⓘ
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The Hunter → hasPart → Little Caesar ⓘ
George E. Stone → notableWork → Little Caesar ⓘ
Emanuel Goldenberg → notableWork → Little Caesar ⓘ
Underworld (1927 film) → hasInfluenceOn → Little Caesar (1931 film) ⓘ
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Stanley Fields → appearedIn → Little Caesar ⓘ
Rico Bandello → characterIn → Little Caesar ⓘ
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Rico Bandello → firstAppearance → Little Caesar (1931 film) ⓘ
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American gangster cinema → notableWork → Little Caesar ⓘ
Joe Massara → appearsIn → Little Caesar ⓘ
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Joe Massara → createdFor → Little Caesar (1931 film) ⓘ
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Joe Massara → partOf → Little Caesar (film narrative) ⓘ
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The Doorway to Hell → influenced → Little Caesar ⓘ
Francis Edward Faragoh → notableWork → Little Caesar ⓘ
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