The Little Giant (1933)
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.
- Released
- 1933-05-20
- Genres
- Crime, Comedy
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Wilson Mizner, Robert Lord, Roy Del Ruth
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 22 votes
Cast
- Edward G. Robinson as James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' Ahearn
- Mary Astor as Ruth Wayburn
- Helen Vinson as Polly Cass
- Russell Hopton as Albert J. 'Al' Daniels
- Kenneth Thomson as John Stanley
- Shirley Grey as Edith Merriam
- Berton Churchill as Donald Hadley Cass
- Don Dillaway as Gordon Cass
- Louise Mackintosh as Mrs. Donald Hadley Cass
- Lester Dorr as Investment Clerk (uncredited)
- Bill Elliott as Guest at Polly's Party (uncredited)
- Selmer Jackson as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)