After working steadily for 15 years on Broadway, he made his film debut with a small part in the 1923 silent film The Bright Shawl. It wasn't until the invention of talkies that Robinson's career hit its full stride, earning him film noir tough-guy status in films such as Little Caesar (1931) and Key Largo (1948). Other notable films include Double Indemnity and Some Like It Hot (1959).
After his death on Jan. 26, 1973, Robinson was honored with a posthumous lifetime achievement Academy Award that same year.
The Woman in the WindowLegendary filmmaker Fritz Lang directs this psychological thriller about an unassuming college professor (Edward G. Robinson) who becomes involved with a beautiful model (Joan Bennett) and finds himself ensnared in a web of blackmail, deception and murder. A masterful storyteller, Lang is in top... Read More
Film Noir Collection: The StrangerDirected by and starring Orson Welles, this Academy Award-nominated film tells the story of Franz Kindler, a Nazi war criminal who has fled to Connecticut and assumed a new identity: Prof. Charles Rankin. While an Allied War Crimes Commission detective (the indomitable Edward G. Robinson) hunts down... Read More
Little CaesarNoted for Edward G. Robinson's breakthrough performance, this gangster classic centers on Rico "Little Caesar" Bandelli (Robinson), who stages an all-out coup to become mob boss. After moving to the city, Rico and pal Joe (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) join Sam Vettori's (Stanley Fields) gang. Rico rises... Read More
The Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseObsessed with understanding the criminal mind, brilliant psychiatrist Dr. Clitterhouse (Edward G. Robinson) conducts an experiment by robbing a safe. When he's interrupted by a group of thieves led by Rocks Valentine (Humphrey Bogart), he decides to infiltrate the gang. Soon, he's planning a series... Read More
Kid GalahadWhen a swift-fisted bellhop (Wayne Morris) knocks out a prizefighter at a party, boxing promoter Nick Donati (Edward G. Robinson) takes the boy under his wing. But when the fledgling boxer falls for Donati's sister, the promoter betrays his protégé. Now, "Kid Galahad" must decide whether... Read More
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Soylent Green (1973) | PG | |
Never a Dull Moment (1968) | G | |
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The Cincinnati Kid (1965) | NR | |
Cheyenne Autumn (1964) | NR | |
Good Neighbor Sam (1964) | NR | |
The Outrage (1964) | NR | |
The Prize (1963) | NR | |
My Geisha (1962) | NR | |
Seven Thieves (1960) | NR | |
A Hole in the Head (1959) | NR | |
The Ten Commandments (1956) | G | |
A Bullet for Joey (1955) | NR | |
The Violent Men (1955) | NR | |
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House of Strangers (1949) | NR | |
Illegal / The Big Steal (1949) | NR | |
It's a Great Feeling (1949) | NR | |
Key Largo (1948) | NR | |
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The Stranger (1946) | NR | |
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Double Indemnity (1944) | NR | |
The Woman in the Window (1944) | NR | |
Larceny, Inc. (1942) | NR | |
Moscow Strikes Back (1942) | NR | |
Brother Orchid (1940) | NR | |
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) | NR | |
A Slight Case of Murder (1938) | NR | |
Kid Galahad (1937) | NR | |
Bullets or Ballots (1936) | NR | |
Barbary Coast (1935) | NR | |
The Little Giant (1933) | NR | |
Little Caesar (1931) | NR | |
Smart Money (1931) | NR | |
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