Edward G. Robinson

Glenda Farrell

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Rico is a small-time hood who knocks off gas stations for whatever he can take. He heads east and signs up with Sam Vettori's mob. A New Year's Eve robbery at Little Arnie Lorch's casino results in the death of the new crime commissioner Alvin McClure. Rico's good friend Joe Massara, who works at the club as a professional dancer, works as the gang's lookout man and wants out of the gang. Rico is ambitious and eventually takes over Vettori's gang; he then moves up to the next echelon pushing out Diamond Pete Montana. When he orders Joe to dump his girlfriend Olga and re-join the gang, Olga decides there's only one way out for them.—garykmcd

Little Caesar

Little Caesar (1931)

There have been a rash of child abductions and murders in Berlin. The murderer lures the children into his confidence by candy and other such child friendly items. Everyone is on edge because the murderer has not been caught. The most substantial pieces of evidence the police have are hand written letters by the murderer which he sent to the newspaper for publication. Unknown even to himself, a blind beggar, who sold the murderer a balloon for one of the child victims, may have key information as to the murderer's identity. The murder squad's work is made even more difficult with the large number of tips they receive from the paranoid public, who are quick to accuse anyone of suspicious activity solely for their own piece of mind that someone - anyone - is apprehended for the heinous crimes. Conversely, many want to take the case into their own hands, including the town's leading criminals since the increased police presence has placed a strain on their ability to conduct criminal activity. Although they both have the same end goal of capturing the murderer, the police and the criminals seem to be working at cross purposes, which may provide an edge to the murderer in getting away.—Huggo

M (1931)

After completing a lengthy prison sentence, one-time drug kingpin Frank White returns to New York intent on reestablishing his empire and making things as they were before he left. Others of course have taken over the business during his absence but that clearly isn't going to stop White. While he is gunning down the opposition, he decides he's going to give away the money he'll make to modernize the hospital in his old neighborhood. Drug dealers aren't the only thing he has to worry about however: a group of rogue cops decide they are going to take him down.—garykmcd

King of New York

King of New York (1990)

Johnny Lovo rises to the head of the bootlegging crime syndicate on the south side of Chicago following the murder of former head, Big Louis Costillo. Johnny contracted Big Louis' bodyguard, Tony Camonte, to make the hit on his boss. Tony becomes Johnny's second in command, and is not averse to killing anyone who gets in his and Johnny's way. As Tony is thinking bigger than Johnny and is not afraid of anyone or anything, Tony increasingly makes decisions on his own instead of following Johnny's orders, especially in not treading on the north side run by an Irish gang led by O'Hara, of whom Johnny is afraid. Tony's murder spree increases, he taking out anyone who stands in his and Johnny's way of absolute control on the south side, and in Tony's view absolute control of the entire city. Tony's actions place an unspoken strain between Tony and Johnny to the point of the two knowing that they can't exist in their idealized world with the other. Tony's ultimate downfall may be one of two women in his life: Poppy, Johnny's girlfriend, to whom Tony is attracted; and Tony's 18-year-old sister Cesca, who is self-professed to be older mentally than her years much to Tony's chagrin; he will do anything to protect her innocence. Cesca ultimately comes to the realization that she is a lot more similar to her brother than she thought.—Huggo

Scarface

Scarface (1932)

Tom Powers and Matt Doyle are best friends and fellow gangsters. Their lives are frowned on by Tom's WWI veteran brother Mike and by Matt's straitlaced sister Molly. From their teenage years into young-adulthood, Tom and Matt lead increasingly lucrative lives, bootlegging during the Prohibition era. Tom becomes more and more brazen in what he is willing to do and intolerant of those who disagree with him or cross him. When a mob boss dies in a freak accident, a rival bootlegging faction senses weakness among Tom and Matt's gang, which is led by Paddy Ryan. A gang war ensues, resulting in Paddy suggesting that Tom and Matt lay low. Tom's basic nature leads him to decide, instead, to take matters into his own hands.—Huggo

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Little Caesar

1931

Action/ Crime/ Drama/ Film-Noir/ Romance

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Duration: 79 min

IMDB Rating: 7.2

Language: en

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Edward G. Robinson as -Little Caesar - Alias 'Rico'

Glenda Farrell as -Olga Stassoff

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as -Joe Massara

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