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"Mother of Mercy. Is this the end of Rico?"

This Warner Brothers 1931 classic of the gangster genre chronicles the rise and fall of a hardened criminal in Prohibition Era Chicago. The legendary Edward G Robinson plays Caesar Enrico "Rico" Bandello, a small time crook that rises to the top of the big city underworld. He quickly comes to realize that nothing lasts forever.

Has absolutely nothing at all to do with take-out pizza.

Tropes used in Little Caesar include:

Badass in a Nice Suit
Character Title
Damn, It Feels Good to Be a Gangster!
Do Not Do This Cool Thing
Famous Last Words: See above quote
Get It Over With: Said when Rico tries to force Joe to join him.

Joe: "Shoot, Rico, get it over with."

Gosh Dang It to Heck: The famous last words of the titular character were originally meant to start "Mother of God," but the line was vetoed by the censors.
Names to Run Away From
Third Person Person

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 This [[Warner Brothers]] 1931 classic of the gangster genre chronicles the rise and fall of a hardened criminal in [[The Roaring Twenties|Prohibition Era]] [[The Windy City|Chicago]]. The legendary [[Edward G Robinson]] plays Caesar Enrico "Rico" Bandello, a small time crook that rises to the top of the big city underworld. He quickly comes to realize that nothing lasts forever.
+Has absolutely nothing at all to do with [[w:Little Caesar|take-out pizza]].
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 * [[Badass in a Nice Suit]]
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