The Little Giant 1933-Edward G. Robinson

Retiring bootlegger Edward G. Robinson wishes to go straight and has recently become, as he puts it, "positively crawling with culture." "Ever seen anything like that before?" He inquires of former henchman Russell Hopton, proudly displaying a newly obtained abstract. "Not since I've been off cocaine," comes the deadpan answer. Ah, yes, nothing beats pre-production code Warner Bros. for tough talk or, for that matter, for spoofing its own blockbusters. And a spoof Little Giant certainly is, what with Robinson turning his Little Caesar character upside-down and inside out. That the comedy is still funny today is not only due to Robinson's virile performance but also to writers Robert Lord and Wilson Mizner, who took a topical event, the repeal of the 18th amendment, and created one of the era's livelier parodies. A highlight has retired mobster Robinson ordering a high class dinner in enthusiastic if slightly flawed French, emboldened to do so by having "once owned 10 percent of a French dame."



Cast:



Edward G. Robinson - James Francis "Bugs" Aheam

Mary Astor - Ruth Wayburn

Helen Vinson - Polly Cass

Ken Thomson - John Stanley

Shirley Grey - Edith Merriam

Russell Hopton - Al Daniels

Berton Churchill - Donald Hadley Cass

Donald Dillaway - Gordon Cass

Louise Mackintosh - Mrs. Cass

Helen Mann - Frankie





I need to some disc cleaning and have some movies to do I'll list a few if interested let me know.



I've 2 involving Mickey Spillane,1 from his novel The Long Wait 1954 starring Anthony Quinn and from the same year Ring Of Fear where he acts as himself being a detective.



Then the remake of 1928'sThe Racket,this one from 1951 with Robert Mitchum and Wild Boys Of The Road 1933,and yet another Edward G one The Amazing Dr Clitterhouse 1938,so take your pick