Trivia / Little Caesar

• Cast the Runner-Up: Producer Hal B. Wallis originally auditioned Edward G. Robinson for the supporting role of Otero (played in the film by George E. Stone) before deciding he was perfect as Rico.
• Disowned Adaptation: W.R. Burnett was unhappy with the hints that Rico was gay and was also furious that no actual Italians were cast in the film.
• Fake Nationality: The Romanian-born Edward G. Robinson playing an Italian-American.
• Star-Making Role: For Edward G. Robinson.
• What Could Have Been: Clark Gable was originally considered for Joe Massara, but Jack L. Warner decided that Gable's ears were too big, and the role went to Douglas Fairbanks Jr. instead.

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