The Little Giant

Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Mary Astor, Helen Vinson, et al.

The era of the bootlegger is over, ya mugs, and don't let the door smack your backside on the way out. But liquor runner Bugs Ahearn has a plan for what he'll do now that Prohibition has kicked the beer bucket. "I'm going to mingle with the upper classes," he announces. His destination: California's posh, polo-playing Santa Barbara. Class and atmosphere are what Bugs wants. Swindlers, gold diggers, great fun -- they're what we all get from this not-so-little pre-Code gem. Edward G. Robinson portrays Bugs, showing his comedy-acting chops on film for the first time and delightfully paving the way for A Slight Case of Murder, Brother Orchid, Larceny, Inc. and more persona-skewering frolics. Mingle and enjoy, ya mugs.

• Format: DVD
• UPC: 883929690466
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Warner Archive
• Director: Roy Del Ruth
• Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Mary Astor, Helen Vinson, Kenneth Thomson, Russell Hopton, Shirley Grey, Donald Dillaway, Berton Churchill, Helen Mann, Selmer Jackson
• Runtime: 1 hour, 15 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: ntsc
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.3" x 0.5"