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"Mother of Mercy. Is this the end of Rico?"

This Warner Bros. 1931 classic of the gangster genre chronicles the rise and fall of a hardened criminal in Prohibition Era Chicago. The legendary Edward G Robinson plays Caesar Enrico "Rico" Bandello, a small time crook that rises to the top of the big city underworld. He quickly comes to realize that nothing lasts forever.

Has the examples of:

• Badass in a Nice Suit
• Character Title
• Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangster
• Do Not Do This Cool Thing
• Famous Last Words: See above quote
• Get It Over With: Said when Rico tries to force Joe to join him.
  Joe: "Shoot, Rico, get it over with."
• Gosh Dang It to Heck!: The famous last words of the titular character were originally meant to start "Mother of God," but the line was vetoed by the censors.
• Names To Run Away From
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