Little Caesar [DVD] / First National Pictures presents ; directed by Mervyn LeRoy ; continuity by Robert N. Lee ; screen version & dialogue by Francis Edwards Faragoh.
Format:
[DVD] /
Publisher:
Warner Home Video,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in..
This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. Full screen (1.37:1). Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Glenda Farrell, William Collier, Jr., Sidney Blackmer, Ralph Ince. Based on the novel by W. R. Burnett. Originally released as a motion picture in 1930. Special features: commentary by Richard Jewell ; Warner Night at the Movies ; Little Caesar: end of Rico, beginning of the antihero ; re-release forward ; theatrical trailer. "This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices, and may not play back in other DVD devices including recorders and PC drives"--Container.
Summary:
Small-town criminals Caesar "Rico" Bandello (Edward G. Robinson) and Joe Massara (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) move to Chicago to hit the big time. While Rico makes a name for himself in the underworld, Joe decides to leave the life of crime and ventures into show business, where he meets the lovely dancer Olga (Glenda Farrell). Though Rico and Joe try to honor their friendship, eventually their choices take them down different paths.
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