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Classic American crime fiction of the 1920s / by Klinger, Leslie S.,editor,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)346355; Penzler, Otto,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)351801; container of (work):Biggers, Earl Derr,1884-1933.House without a key.; container of (work):Van Dine, S. S.Benson Murder case.; container of (work):Queen, Ellery.Roman Hat mystery.; container of (work):Hammett, Dashiell,1894-1961.Red harvest.; container of (work):Burnett, W. R.(William Riley),1899-1982.Little Caesar.;

Introduction / by Otto Penzler -- Foreword / by Leslie S. Klinger -- A note on the texts -- The house without a key / by Earl Derr Biggers (1925) -- Appendix: The House without a Key on film -- The Benson Murder Case / by S. S. Van Dine (1926) -- Appendix: S. S. Van Dine sets down twenty rules for detective stories -- The Roman Hat Mystery / by Ellery Queen (1929) -- Red Harvest / by Dashiell Hammett (1929) -- Little Caesar / by W. R. Burnett -- Appendix: Introduction by W. R. Burnett -- Bibliography.Includes bibliographical references."A riveting collection of five of the most famous crime novels of the 1920s, presenting anew some of the most admired authors of the era...Each of the five novels included is presented in its original published form, with extensive historical and cultural annotations and illustrations..."--Dust jacket flap.

Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Noir fiction.; Detective and mystery stories, American;

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Little Caesar [videorecording] / by Burnett, W. R.(William Riley),1899-1982.Little Caesar.; Curtis, Ray.; Fairbanks, Douglas,Jr.,1909-2000.(CARDINAL)709949; Faragoh, Francis Edwards.; LeRoy, Mervyn,1900-1987.; Mendoza, David,1894-1975.; Mendoza, David,1894-1975.cmp; Robinson, Edward G.,1893-1973.(CARDINAL)132118; First National Pictures, Inc.(CARDINAL)356380; Turner Entertainment Co.(CARDINAL)769305; Warner Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)218485;

Special features: Standard version -- Leonard Maltin hosts "Warner Night at the Movies 1930" with Newsreel, Spencer Tracy short "The hard guy," cartoon "Lady play your mandolin" and theatrical trailers -- New featurette "Little Caesar: End of Rico, beginning of the antihero" -- Commentary by film historian Richard B. Jewell -- 1954 re-release foreword.Editor, Ray Curtis ; music, David Mendoza.Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.A small-time hoodlum rises to criminal fame and power. Adapted from W.R. Burnett's novel.MPAA rating: Not rated ; Canadian Home Video rating : PG.DVD presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition ; region 1; Dolby Digital mono ; Dual-layer format.

Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Gangster films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Gangsters; Prohibition;

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Greatest gangster films collection. [videorecording] by Blondell, Joan.; Bogart, Humphrey,1899-1957.(CARDINAL)709748; Bright, John,1908 January 1-1989.; Burnett, W. R.(William Riley),1899-1982.(CARDINAL)504062; Burnett, W. R.(William Riley),1899-1982.Little Caesar.; Cagney, James,1899-1986.(CARDINAL)148601; Fairbanks, Douglas,1909-2000.; Faragoh, Francis Edwards.; George, Gladys,1904-1954.; Glasmon, Kubec.; Green, Alfred E.,1889-1960.(CARDINAL)844084; Harlow, Jean,1911-1937.(CARDINAL)747681; Hellinger, Mark,1903-1947.; Kelly, Paul,1899-1956.(CARDINAL)819978; Lane, Priscilla,1917-1995.(CARDINAL)764943; LeRoy, Mervyn,1900-1987.; Lynn, Jeffrey,1909-1995.; Macaulay, Richard,1909-1969.; McHugh, Frank,1899-1981.(CARDINAL)843743; Robinson, Edward G.,1893-1973.(CARDINAL)132118; Rossen, Robert,1908-1966.; Thew, Harvey.; Wald, Jerry,1911-1962.; Walsh, Raoul,1887-1980.(CARDINAL)173996; Wellman, William Augustus,1896-1975.; Woods, Edward,1905-1989.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)(CARDINAL)338270;

The public enemy (84 min.) / story by Kubec Glasmon and John Bright ; screen adaptation by Harvey Thew ; directed by William A. Wellman -- The roaring twenties (106 min.) / directed by Raoul Walsh ; screenplay by Jerry Wald, Richard Macauley and Robert Rossen ; from an original story by Mark Hellinger -- Little Caesar (78 min.) / screen adaptation by Francis Edwards Faragoh ; directed by Mervyn LeRoy -- Smart money (81 min.) / screen story & dialogue by Kubic Glasmon ... [et al.] ; directed by Alfred E. Green.Little Caesar: novel by W.R. Burnett ; screen adaptation by Francis Edwards Faragoh ; directed by Mervyn LeRoy.Smart money: The Vitaphone Corp. ; screen story & dialogue by Kubec Glasmon, John Bright, Lucien Hubbard, Joseph Jackson ; directed by Alfred E. Green.The public enemy: story by Kubec Glasmon and John Bright ; screen adaptation by Harvey Thew ; directed by William A Wellman.The roaring twenties: screenplay by Jerry Wald, Richard Macauley and Robert Rossen ; from an original story by Mark Hellinger ; directed by Raoul Walsh.Little Caesar: Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Smart money: Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney.The public enemy: James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell.The roaring twenties: James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Gladys George, Jeffrey Lynn, Frank McHugh, Paul Kelly.Little Caesar: Rico joins Sam Vettori's gang. He replaces Sam as leader, pushes rival gang leader Arnie Lorch out of town, then goes after the job of next-higher-up Pete Montana. He accepts when "Big Boy" offers him that prize but his sights are set higher still. They are also cast on his best friend Joe's girl Olga--www.imdb.com.Smart money: Immigrant Greek barber has uncommon skills in playing poker and soon rises in the seedy world of illegal gambling, but pretty blondes remain his Achilles' heel--www.imdb.com.The public enemy: A young hoodlum rises up through the ranks of the Chicago underworld, even as a gangster's accidental death threatens to spark a bloody mob war--www.imdb.com.The roaring twenties: After the WWI Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere--www.imdb.com.Not rated.DVD; standard version; dual-layer format; Dolby digital mono.; NTSC region 1.

Subjects: Feature films.; Gangster films.; Gambling; Gangsters; Prohibition;

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