A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

Edward G. Robinson
as Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
as Joe Massara

Glenda Farrell
as Olga Stassoff

William Collier Jr.
as Tony Passa

Sidney Blackmer
as Big Boy

Ralph Ince
as Pete Montana

Thomas E. Jackson
as Sergeant Flaherty

Stanley Fields
as Sam Vettori

Maurice Black
as Little Arnie Lorch

George E. Stone
as Otero
John Chard
You tell him the cops couldn't get me no other way, so they hired a couple of gunmen. Rico Bandello quickly rises through the gangster ranks, earning himself the nick-name of Little Caesar. As he sets his sights on the top boss job held by Pete Montana, Rico knows the heat is closing in - fast. ...
CinemaSerf
Edward G. Robinson is great in this early gangster talkie. He is "Rico", a clever and ambitious petty thief who decides it's time to move to the big city. Initially, he goes to work for "Sam Vettori" (Stanley Fields) but not long after, the local Crime Commissioner "McClure" is assassinated. Luckily...