

Little Caesar himself schools you on crime cinema in 4 gloriously meta minutes.
Edward G. Robinson talks to the audience about the history of gangster films and introduces his latest vehicle.
Acting
Robinson's magnetic charisma commands every second.
Production
Rare glimpse of 1937 Hollywood self-mythologizing.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This promotional short was created to hype Robinson's film 'Bullets or Ballots' and accidentally became a time capsule of pre-Code gangster worship.
Robinson's direct address to camera pioneered the 'self-aware movie star' persona decades before Tarantino made it his entire personality.
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