Directed by:
Mervyn LeRoyCinematography:
Tony GaudioCast:
Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell, William Collier Jr., Sidney Blackmer, Ralph Ince, Thomas E. Jackson, Stanley Fields (more)Plots(1)
The film follows Caesar 'Rico' Badello (Edward G. Robinson) as he rises through the ranks of Chicago's criminal underworld after moving there with his friend Joe Massara (Douglas Fairbanks Jr). However, as Rico descends deeper into a life of crime, ultimately seizing control of Sam Vettori (Stanley Fields)'s gang, Joe tries to start his own life as a dancer with his partner Olga (Glenda Farrell) and their differing ambitions threaten to break the fraternal bonds that have grown between them and destroy the lives they have created. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
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At the time, it must have been a truly groundbreaking film, because it was the one that truly started the era of famous and even more famous mafia movies. However, nowadays it is a bit exhausted, lacking tension, and all the action takes place only in the dialogues. That is a shame, because there are places here that deserve a little more attention. The idea of rise and fall is classic and good in any case.
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