bootlegger,prohibition era,gangster,bootlegging,mansion,class differences,millionaire,socialite,pre-code,real estate agent,swindle,business deal

The Little Giant (1933)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Roy Del Ruth
  • Profile picture of Edward G. Robinson
    James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' Ahearn Edward G. Robinson
  • Profile picture of Mary Astor
    Ruth Wayburn Mary Astor
  • Profile picture of Helen Vinson
    Polly Cass Helen Vinson
  • Profile picture of Russell Hopton
    Albert J. 'Al' Daniels Russell Hopton
  • Profile picture of Kenneth Thomson
    John Stanley Kenneth Thomson
  • Profile picture of Shirley Grey
    Edith Merriam Shirley Grey
  • Profile picture of Berton Churchill
    Donald Hadley Cass Berton Churchill
  • Profile picture of Don Dillaway
    Gordon Cass Don Dillaway

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Keywords

  • bootlegger
  • prohibition era
  • gangster
  • bootlegging
  • mansion
  • class differences
  • millionaire
  • socialite
  • pre-code
  • real estate agent
  • swindle
  • business deal