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Little Caesar

Little Caesar is a 1930 crime drama which tells the story of a man who works his way up the ranks of the mob until he reaches its upper heights. It stars Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.[?] and Glenda Farrell[?].

The movie was adapted by Francis Edward Faragoh[?], Robert N. Lee[?], Robert Lord[?] and Darryl F. Zanuck (uncredited) from the novel by William R. Burnett[?]. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Adaptation.

Little Caesar was remade in 1973 as Black Caesar[?].

In 2000 the United States Library of Congress deemed the original film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Famous quote:

Mother of Mercy! Is this the end of Rico?


Little Caesars is the name of a chain of pizza restaurants in the United States. The slogan for the company is "Pizza! Pizza!"

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