Updated: 20 January 2013 09:15 | By Natasha Sporn and MSN Editors
30 best gangster films

Little Caesar - 1931

Edward Robinson stars (© Moviestore Collection/REX FEATURES)
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Based on a novel by W.R. Burnett of the same name, this 1931 picture has the creakiness of an early sound movie, but it crackles with the electricity with Edward G. Robinson's performance in the title role as Rico Bandello, a kingpin who makes his boot-legging empire by murdering cops and citizens if they dare to cross his path.

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