The Little Giant

May 20, 1933

1h 16m

★ 6.8

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Comedy

Production Companies

First National Pictures

The Vitaphone Corporation

The Little Giant Trailers

Cast

James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' Ahearn

Edward G. Robinson

Ruth Wayburn

Mary Astor

Polly Cass

Helen Vinson

Albert J. 'Al' Daniels

Russell Hopton

John Stanley

Kenneth Thomson

Edith Merriam

Shirley Grey

Donald Hadley Cass

Berton Churchill

Gordon Cass

Don Dillaway

Mrs. Donald Hadley Cass

Louise Mackintosh

Investment Clerk (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Guest at Polly's Party (uncredited)

Bill Elliott

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

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6.4

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