# Little Caesar (1931)

> An ambitious petty hood claws his way to the top of a Chicago crime empire, only to find power inseparable from betrayal and ruin.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16929

## Facts

- Runtime: 78 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Director: Mervyn LeRoy
- Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell, William Collier Jr., Sidney Blackmer, Ralph Ince, Thomas E. Jackson, Stanley Fields
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021079/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, brooding, forceful, classic cinema night, film history study

## Synopsis

A small-time hood's ambition leads him down a dark path of crime and betrayal.

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