Der kleine Cäsar (1931)
Caesar Enrico Bandello und Joe Massara wollen sich nicht damit zufriedengeben, als Kleinkriminelle ihr Geld zu verdienen. Massara strebt eine Karriere als Tänzer an. „Rico“ Bandello hingegen bleibt seinem Milieu treu, entwickelt sich zu einem rücksichtslosen Mitglied der Gang von Sam Vettori, bootet dann seinen Chef aus und ist schließlich als „Kleiner Cäsar“ auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Gangsterkarriere angekommen. Dort kann er sich so lange behaupten, bis er den Fehler begeht, Joe Massara in seine Gang aufnehmen zu wollen.
Der Regisseur:
Mervyn LeRoy
Die Autor:
Francis Edward Faragoh, Robert N. Lee.
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Edward G. Robinson as Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar' |
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Joe Massara |
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Glenda Farrell as Olga Stassoff |
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William Collier Jr. as Tony Passa |
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Sidney Blackmer as Big Boy |
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Ralph Ince as Pete Montana |
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Thomas E. Jackson as Sgt. Flaherty |
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Stanley Fields as Sam Vettori |
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Maurice Black as Little Arnie Lorch |
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George E. Stone as Otero |
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Armand Kaliz as De Voss |
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Nicholas Bela as Ritz Colonna |
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Ernie Adams as Cashier (uncredited) |
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Elmer Ballard as Bat Carilla (uncredited) |
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Ferike Boros as Mrs. Passa (uncredited) |
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Kernan Cripps as Detective (uncredited) |
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George Daly as Machine-Gunner (uncredited) |
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Adolph Faylauer as New Year's Celebrant (uncredited) |
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Ben Hendricks Jr. as Kid Bean (uncredited) |
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Al Hill as Rico's 'Butler' (uncredited) |
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Lucille La Verne as Ma Magdalena (uncredited) |
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Gladys Lloyd as McClure Guest (uncredited) |
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Noel Madison as Killer Peppi (uncredited) |
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Tom McGuire as Detective on Phone (uncredited) |
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Louis Natheaux as Hood (uncredited) |
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William H. O'Brien as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Henry Sedley as Scabby (uncredited) |
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Gay Sheridan as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Larry Steers as McClure Guest (uncredited) |
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Landers Stevens as Alvin McClure - Crime Commissioner (uncredited) |
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Mike Tellegen as Bodyguard (uncredited) |
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Bob Walker as Lorch Henchman (uncredited) |
| Directing | Mervyn LeRoy | Director |
| Writing | W.R. Burnett | Novel |
| Writing | Francis Edward Faragoh | Screenplay |
| Writing | Francis Edward Faragoh | Dialogue |
| Camera | Tony Gaudio | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ray Curtiss | Editor |
| Art | Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
| Art | Anton Grot | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Earl Luick | Costume Design |
| Writing | Robert N. Lee | Screenplay |
| Crew | Robert Lord | Additional Writing |
| Crew | Darryl F. Zanuck | Additional Writing |
| Directing | Percy Ikerd | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Conductor |
| Sound | Erno Rapee | Music Director |
| Sound | David Mendoza | Original Music Composer |
