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11 July 1931 (USA)
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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. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
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(2 articles)
Smart Money is on the Hunt for Deals in Toronto
(From The Wrap. 11 September 2009, 10:38 PM, PDT)
Susan Boyle to Cover Madonna and Make American Debut
(From Movieline. 9 September 2009, 6:00 PM, PDT)
(From The Wrap. 11 September 2009, 10:38 PM, PDT)
Susan Boyle to Cover Madonna and Make American Debut
(From Movieline. 9 September 2009, 6:00 PM, PDT)
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Dames done him in.
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Edward G. Robinson | ... | Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos |
 | James Cagney | ... | Jack |
 | Evalyn Knapp | ... | Irene Graham |
| Ralf Harolde | ... | Sleepy Sam, earlier mistaken for Hickory Short |
| Noel Francis | ... | Marie (Sleepy Sam's girl) |
| Margaret Livingston | ... | District Attorney's girl |
| Maurice Black | ... | Greek barber |
| Billy House | ... | Irontown salesman-gambler (as William House) |
| Paul Porcasi | ... | Alexander Amenoppopolus |
| Gladys Lloyd | ... | Second cigar stand clerk |
| Polly Walters | ... | Lola (manicurist) |
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USA:81 min
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USA:Approved (PCA #2308-R, 26 May 1936 for re-release)
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Film debut of Charles Lane.
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Factual errors: According to video commentators Ursini and Silver, Robinson starred as Luis Pasteur, a role that was played by Paul Muni. Also they credit "Scarface" as a Universal picture. It was actually a Caddo Picture released by United Artists.
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Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos:
[leaving the poker game a winner] Suntan, my hat, my cane, and my gloves. I heard that in a play once.
[buttoning and tipping him]
Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos: Oh, here. Go with that as far as it'll take yuh.
Sundown: Thank you, suh.
Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos: [to Sleepy Sam] Well, Nick the Barber gave you a trimmin', hunh? Well, I'll be seein' you boys!
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[buttoning and tipping him]
Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos: Oh, here. Go with that as far as it'll take yuh.
Sundown: Thank you, suh.
Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos: [to Sleepy Sam] Well, Nick the Barber gave you a trimmin', hunh? Well, I'll be seein' you boys!
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Referenced in James Cagney: Top of the World (1992) (TV)
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Auld Lang Syne
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The same year that he starred in Little Caesar and Five Star Final, Robinson made the Oscar-nominated film that shows the rise of a small-town gambler that goes to the big city and gets suckered. Six months later he is back vowing to never let that happen again and he rises to the top of the gambling world.
With James Cagney (Yankee Doodle Dandy, Angels With Dirty faces)at his side to watch out for him, he manages to elude capture by the authorities - mainly because he has bought off most of them. But, as he says, he has a weakness for women - especially blonds. That will prove his down fall.
It was not the "Little Caesar" Robinson, but a happy-go-lucky guy that just seemed to take things as they come. he was smiling and laying odds as they carted him off to prison. A funny film that is only marred by the racism that was typical of the time.