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1. The Foley Fallout: Republicans on Damage Control

   Tue, 3 Oct 2006

   Hill with his own question. "You mean," he said, "is this the end of Rico?" That, of course, was actor Edward G . Robinson 's famous closing line as he died in the gangster classic "Little Caesar." The GOP consultant was asking as
2. Rap Star 50 Cent Joins Movie Mobsters

   Tue, 22 Nov 2005

   him ultimately to Hollywood. From the earliest days of talkies, films like James Cagney's "Public Enemy" or Edward G . Robinson 's "Little Caesar," Hollywood and the underworld have been fascinated with each other, so much so that kingpins
3. Ride Over Coral Reef in Key Largo

   Thu, 4 Mar 2004

   For those who haven't been there, the name Key Largo probably brings to mind Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Edward G . Robinson and a hotel full of gangsters waiting out a hurricane with booze and gunplay. But once you get to Key Largo, those
4. Hollywood's Greatest Monkey Suits

   Thu, 12 Jul 2001

   turned down the roll of the Charlton Heston clone, Brent, in the first Ape sequel. It went to James Franciscus. Edward G . Robinson An Oscar winner for lifetime achievement, he was originally slated to play the orangutan Dr. Zaius. He can even
5. 'Goodfellas' On National Film Registry

   Wed, 27 Dec 2000

   seemed to star Paul Muni, as this one does; Little Caesar (1930) featuring Tommy guns, Prohibition booze, and Edward G . Robinson in his seminal performance as a small-time hood; The Living Desert (1953), a popular documentary of the American