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Edward G. Robinson: New York
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There is no gangster actor more famous in film history than Edward G. Robinson. Movies such as The Maltese Falcon and Key Largo established him as the master of the role of menace to society. This program looks at the man behind the gangster mask, whose personal life was so unlike his acting persona. The documentary features archival film clips of Robinson in some of his famous roles, as well as news clips of the days when he led the fight against Joseph McCarthy's communist witch hunts in Hollywood. Family, friends, and colleagues share their favorite stories about Robinson. An in-depth interview with Robinson gives the viewer insight into the character of this Hollywood hero.
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Despite the bad financial news there is still a good lesson to be learned about race from O’Neal’s rise and fall, Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson writes today. African American executives can succeed and fail, just like their white counterparts, if given the opportunity to compete as equals, he argued.
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Marvelous crime comedy stars Edward G. Robinson as a bootleg beer baron who tries to go legit when Prohibition is repealed, unaware that people only drank his bad-tasting brew out of necessity. Now faced with losing his luxurious mansion, Robinson ... has to deal with his daughter's fiance becoming a cop while some ex-rival gangsters are using the house as a hideout. Jane Bryan, Willard Parker and Allen Jenkins also star; based on the play by Damon Runyon and Howard Lindsay. 85 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary; featurette; newsreel footage; bonus shorts "The Night Watchman" (1938), "Declaration of Independence" (1938); theatrical trailers.
Robinson was born in Romania but emigrated with his parents at age 10 and grew up on New York's Lower East Side. He gave up early dreams of becoming either a rabbi…
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