The Little Giant (1933 film)

The Little Giant
The Little Giant
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Roy Del Ruth
Written by	Robert Lord; Wilson Mizner
Starring	Edward G. Robinson; Mary Astor; Helen Vinson
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox; M. A. Anderson
Edited by	George Marks; Ray Curtiss
Music by	Leo F. Forbstein
Production; company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	May 20, 1933;
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Little Giant is a 1933 American pre-Code crime comedy romance. It follows the attempts of an ex-gangster to make his way into high society.

The film was directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Edward G. Robinson and Mary Astor. It was produced by First National Pictures while being distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.^[1]

The Library of Congress has preserved a print of this film.^[2]

Plot

Mobster Jim (Bugs) Ahearn, realizing that the end of prohibition is only months away, decides to quit the bootlegging racket and work to elevate his culture and status by reading books and investing in art, and ultimately by leaving Chicago for Santa Barbara, where he attempts to fit into the upper crust of society. He invests in polo ponies, joins a polo team (he's terrible, but is tolerated because of his money), and falls in love with Polly Cass while being blind to the woman who truly loves him, Ruth Wayburn. After sinking a massive amount of cash into Polly's father's investment firm, which, unbeknownst to Bugs, is crooked and on the verge of bankruptcy, the Cass family discovers Bugs' criminal past. They cancel his engagement to Polly and plan to flee to Europe. When Bugs finds out, he calls in his old gang from Chicago, who, through a variety of means, retrieve Bugs' money from the crooked investors. He ultimately realizes that Ruth is the girl for him, and we close on the couple watching his uncouth mobsters playing a most unorthodox version of a polo game.

Cast

Edward G. Robinson as Bugs Ahearn
Mary Astor as Ruth Wayburn
Helen Vinson as Polly Cass
Russell Hopton as Al Daniels
Kenneth Thomson as John Stanley
Shirley Grey as Edith Merriam
Berton Churchill as Donald Hadley Cass
Donald Dillaway as Gordon Cass
Louise Mackintosh as Mrs. Dudley Hadley Cass
Adrian Morris as Seated Milano Hood

References

↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Little Giant
↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.104 c.1978 by The American Film Institute

External links

The Little Giant at IMDb

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[1] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Little Giant

[2] Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.104 c.1978 by The American Film Institute

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