When Prohibition ends, a beer baron sees the writing on the wall, quits the rackets, and tries to break into California society..


If you're in the mood for a gangster movie that forgets to be a gangster movie halfway through, The Little Giant is a weirdly charming way to burn an afternoon. It’s definitely not the heavy-hitting crime drama you might expect from seeing Edward G. Robinson on the poster. If you want high-octane mob violence, look som...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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Maurice Elvey
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"If you're in the mood for a gangster movie that forgets to be a gangster movie halfway through, The Little Giant is a weirdly charming way to burn an afternoon. It’s definitely not the heavy-hitting crime drama you might expect from seeing Edward G. Robinson on the poster. If you want high-octane mob violence, look somewhere else. If you want to see a guy try to navigate a country club while secretly wanting to punch people, you're in the right spot. Robinson plays Bugs Ahearn, a guy who is ess..."
Robert Lord, Wilson Mizner
United States
Crime, Romance, Comedy

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