Little Caesar

The then-unknown Edward G. Robinson became a star in this pre-Code crime drama, the first of the gangster classics, as "Rico" Bandello, an Al Capone-inspired Italian hood who moves from petty thief to mob kingpin. Blasting his machine gun from one job to another, Rico finds himself at odds with a longtime friend (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) who knows too much about the crook. With Glenda Farrell, Sidney Blackmer; Mervyn LeRoy directs. 78 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English DTS HD mono Master Audio, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish; audio commentary; featurette; newsreel footage; theatrical trailers; bonus shorts "The Hard Guy" (1930), "Lady, Play Your Mandolin!" (1931).