Little Caesar (film)

Little Caesar
Little Caesar
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mervyn LeRoy
Written by	Francis Edward Faragoh; Robert N. Lee; Robert Lord (uncredited); Darryl F. Zanuck (uncredited)
Based on	Little Caesar; by W. R. Burnett
Produced by	Hal B. Wallis; Darryl F. Zanuck
Starring	Edward G. Robinson; Douglas Fairbanks Jr.; Glenda Farrell
Cinematography	Tony Gaudio
Edited by	Ray Curtiss
Music by	Ernö Rapée
Production; company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	January 9, 1931;
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$281,000
Box office	$752,000

The film's trailer

Little Caesar is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film distributed by Warner Brothers, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, and starring Edward G. Robinson, Glenda Farrell, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. The film tells the story of a hoodlum who ascends the ranks of organized crime until he reaches its upper echelons. ^[2]

The storyline, based on real life Mafia boss Salvatore Maranzano, was adapted from the novel of the same name by William R. Burnett. Little Caesar was Robinson's breakthrough role and immediately made him a major film star. The film is often listed as one of the first fully-fledged gangster films and continues to be well received by critics. The Library of Congress maintains a print.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 11 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
^ Guillen, Matthew (2007). Reading America: Text as a Cultural Force. Academica Press. p. 312. ISBN 978-1-933146-29-4.
^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.104 c.1978 by The American Film Institute

[warners-1] Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 11 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551

[Guillen-2] Guillen, Matthew (2007). Reading America: Text as a Cultural Force. Academica Press. p. 312. ISBN 978-1-933146-29-4.

[3] Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.104 c.1978 by The American Film Institute

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