CinemaOSMovie · 1933 · 1h 16m · NR
The Little Giant

"Little Caesar" Swaps Dames for Debs...Beer Trucks for Tea Cups!

70%(22)IMDbCrimeComedy

Prohibition is ending so bootlegger Bugs Ahearn decides to crack California society. He leases a house from down-on-her-luck Ruth and hires her as social secretary. He rescues Polly Cass from a horsefall and goes home to meet her dad who sells him some phony stock certificates. When he learns about this he sends to Chicago for mob help.

Directed byRoy Del Ruth

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 16m
Language
EN
Released
May 20, 1933
Studios
First National PicturesThe Vitaphone Corporation

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Little Giant, The (1933)

Little Giant, The (1933)

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10 credited
Starring
Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' Ahearn

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Ruth Wayburn

Helen Vinson

Helen Vinson

Polly Cass

Russell Hopton

Russell Hopton

Albert J. 'Al' Daniels

Kenneth Thomson

Kenneth Thomson

John Stanley

Shirley Grey

Shirley Grey

Edith Merriam

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

Donald Hadley Cass

Don Dillaway

Don Dillaway

Gordon Cass

Louise Mackintosh

Louise Mackintosh

Mrs. Donald Hadley Cass

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Investment Clerk (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
Roy Del Ruth
Roy Del Ruth
Written by
Robert Lord
Wilson Mizner

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