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"A small-time hoodlum rises to criminal fame and power. Adapted from W.R. Burnett's novel."@en
"Little Caesar is a landmark gangster film, an exciting melodrama and probing social commentary on the Depression Era in America. Caesar Enrico (Rico) Bandello and his cohort Joe Massara head for the big city looking for power and quick riches."
"A career-criminal abandons small-time holdups to become a powerful mob boss."@en
"The rise and fall of gang leader Johnny Rico, with a path breaking performance by Edward G. Robinson in this classic gangster film."@en
"Public enemy: James Cagney's tour-de-force as a petty criminal who climbs to big time gangster (ca. 83 min.)."@en
"The rise and fall of Johnny Rico with a path breaking performance by Edward G. Robinson in this classic gangster film."@en
"A small-time hood rises to criminal fame and power."@en
"Caesar Enrico ("Rico") Bandello, is an explosive and ambitious small town thug. Rico and his cohort Joe Massara head for the big city looking for power and quick riches. A determined man, he ruthlessly pushes his way to the top of the mob. Yet, at the peak of his success he becomes paranoid, creating the perfect opportunity for his rivals and the law to take him down as violently as he had ascended to power. In "Public enemy", Tom Powers is the ultimate tough guy who climbs from been a petty criminal to a big time gangster."
""After robbing a gas station, Enrico Cesare Bandello, known as Rico, leaves his small town for the city with his friend Joe Massaro. Joe wants to find work as a dancer, but Rico admires the front page notoriety that gangster Diamond Pete Montana receives. He joins Sam Vittori's gang, one of the two biggest gangs in town, working directly under Montana, chief lieutenant to Big Boy, the head of the city's underworld. The other gang is headed by Little Arnie Lorch, who owns a gambling salon. Joe has a job as a dancing partner to Olga Strassoff at Lorch's establishment. Rico plans a New Year's Eve raid on Lorch's club and convinces Joe to act as the front man. During the raid, Rico kills McClure, the crime commissioner, who is a guest that night. After that, Rico and Sam compete for leadership of the gang and Rico wins. Lorch tries to kill Rico, and after he fails, Rico hunts him down and drives him out of the city. Soon afterward, Big Boy offers Rico Montana's territory, and Rico begins to dream of heading the underworld in place of Big Boy. Joe, meanwhile, plans to leave the gang at Olga's urging. Rico cannot bear to let Joe go, however, and in turn, demands that he leave Olga, threatening to kill her when Joe refuses. To save them both, Joe decides to turn state's evidence. Rico intends to kill Joe to stop him from talking, but he cannot pull the trigger. After his failed assassination attempt, Rico flees, hiding out from the police. Hoping to goad Rico into revealing himself, Sergeant Flaherty tells the newspapers that Rico was a coward. Rico reacts by phoning the police, and the call is traced to his hiding place, where the police hunt him down and shoot him. Rico dies beneath a poster advertising the dancing team of Joe and Olga. ... According to modern sources, the character of Massara was based on actor George Raft, who was associated with Owney Madden, the man who organized the taxi racket in New York City"--AFI catalog, 1931-1940."@en
"Little Caesar: Rico, a small town thug, and his cohort Joe Massara head for the big city looking for power and quick riches. At the peak of his success he becomes careless and is taken down as violently as he had ascended to power (ca. 79 min.)."@en
"The rise and fall of a vicious gangster."@en
"Cesare, alias Rico, Bandello (Robinson) and his cohort Joe Massara (Fairbanks) head for the big city looking for power and quick riches. A determined man, he ruthlessly pushes his way to the top of the mob."@en
"Rico Bandello and his cohort Joe Massara head for the big city looking for power and quick riches. A determined man, he ruthlessly pushes his way to the top of the mob."@en
"Rico Bandello and his cohort Joe Massara head for the big city looking for power and quick riches. A determined man, he ruthlessly pushes his way to the top of the mob."
"An underworld gangster rises to become a gangland czar, but his downfall is as rapid as his rise."@en
"This early gangster film traces the rise and fall of Rico "Little Caesar" Vittoni."
"L'histoire de Caesar Enrico Bandello, truand bagarreur ultra-blasé, sans attache, et pour ainsi dire sans ami, et totalement dépourvu du sens de la diplomatie auprès de la pègre locale..."
"Robinson plays a small town hood who moves to the big city and becomes a gangland leader."@en
"A small-time hood rises to criminal fame and power. Adapted from W.R. Burnett's novel."@en
"A small-time hood rises to criminal fame and power. Adapted from W.R. Burnett's novel."
"Classic portrayal of a gangster who made it big. Edward G. Robinson is distateful, yet hypnotizing as he swaggers and snarls from his rise to his fall."@en
"SUMMARY: "Rico joins Sam Ventori's gang. He replaces Sam as leader, pushes rival gang leader Arnie Lorch out of town, then goes after the job of next-higher-up Pete Montana. He accepts when "Big Boy" offers him that prize but his sights are set higher still. They are also cast on his best friend Joe's girl Olga." IMDB"@en
"This pre-code film depicting the life and death of Chicago mobster Rico Bandello is one of the best gangster films of the period. Actor Edward G. Robinson's success in this role, led to a string of films where he portrayed psychopaths and retired gangsters. "After robbing a gas station, Enrico Cesare Bandello, known as Rico, leaves his small town for the city with his friend Joe Massaro. Joe wants to find work as a dancer, but Rico admires the front page notoriety that gangster Diamond Pete Montana receives. He joins Sam Vittori's gang, one of the two biggest gangs in town, working directly under Montana, chief lieutenant to Big Boy, the head of the city's underworld. The other gang is headed by Little Arnie Lorch, who owns a gambling salon. Joe has a job as a dancing partner to Olga Strassoff at Lorch's establishment. Rico plans a New Year's Eve raid on Lorch's club and convinces Joe to act as the front man. During the raid, Rico kills McClure, the crime commissioner, who is a guest that night......Joe, meanwhile, plans to leave the gang at Olga's urging. Rico cannot bear to let Joe go, however, and in turn, demands that he leave Olga, threatening to kill her when Joe refuses. To save them both, Joe decides to turn state's evidence. Rico intends to kill Joe to stop him from talking, but he cannot pull the trigger. After his failed assassination attempt, Rico flees, hiding out from the police. Hoping to goad Rico into revealing himself, Sergeant Flaherty tells the newspapers that Rico was a coward. Rico reacts by phoning the police, and the call is traced to his hiding place, where the police hunt him down and shoot him. Rico dies beneath a poster advertising the dancing team of Joe and Olga.... According to modern sources, the character of Massara was based on actor George Raft, who was associated with Owney Madden, the man who organized the taxi racket in New York City"--AFI catalog,1931-1940."@en
"The story of pugnacious Caesar Enrico Bandello, a hoodlum with a Chicago-sized chip on his shoulder, few attachments, fewer friends and no sense of underworld diplomacy."
"The tale of pugnacious Caesar Enrico Bandello, a hoodlum with a Chicago-sized chip on his shoulder, few attachments, fewer friends and no sense of underworld diplomacy."
"Little Caesar(1930): A small-time hood rises to criminal fame and power. Smart money(1931): A small-town barber who fancies himself a big-time gambler travels to the big city in the company of his younger brother, and they are soon running their own high-stakes racket."@en