
The Little Giant
ComedyCrimeRomance
⭐ 7.0 / 10(1,534)
When Prohibition ends, a beer baron sees the writing on the wall, quits the rackets, and tries to break into California society.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Released
- 1933
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1933
Storyline
When Prohibition ends, a beer baron sees the writing on the wall, quits the rackets, and tries to break into California society.
Top credits
Directors
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Cast
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Edward G. Robinson — James Francis 'Bugs' Ahearn
Mary Astor — Ruth Wayburn
Helen Vinson — Polly Cass
Russell Hopton — Al Daniels
Did you know
• "Al" recounts a job where he shot up a stuffed Polar Bear. The same plot scene was depicted in The Public Enemy (1931) with "Tom" doing the shooting.
• They were paying $45 per day for a hotel which is equivalent to $1089 in 2024.
• Debut of actress Bonnie Bannon.
User reviews
⭐ 8/10
This is NOT a gangster picture!
👍 8 · 9/5/2019
⭐ 8/10
Eddie Robinson and Comedy
👍 11 · 4/16/2006
⭐ 8/10
Very cute, similar to 'Brother Orchid'
👍 5 · 3/11/2019
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Black and White


















