The Little Giant

The Little Giant

76 mins | Crime, Comedy, Action, Thriller, Romance | May 20, 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.

The Little Giant

76 mins | Crime, Comedy, Action, Thriller, Romance | May 20, 1933

The Little Giant
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers First National Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation
Original title The Little Giant
Directors Roy Del Ruth
Writers Wilson Mizner, Robert Lord

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)

Jayne Shadduck

as Society Girl (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

as Butch

Sidney Bracey

as Butler

Charles Coleman

as Tailor

Toby Wing

as Society Girl (uncredited)