Edward G. Robinson made 14 films between 1930 and 1932. Robinson went to Universal for "Night Ride" (1930) and MGM for "A Lady to Love" (1930) directed by Victor Sjöström. At Universal he was in "Outside the Law" and "East Is West" (both 1930), then he did "The Widow from Chicago" (1931) at First National. Robinson was established as a film actor. What made him a star was an acclaimed performance as the gangster Caesar Enrico "Rico" Bandello in "Little Caesar" (1931) at Warner Bros. Robinson signed a long term contract with Warners. They put him in another gangster film, "Smart Money" (1931),
The Business of Dying He goes to Keen's house and kills his guards after almost being killed by them and shoots Keen and makes him talk. At the end of the book he is flying off to the Philippines with a fake passport and a different appearance. The Business of Dying The Business of Dying is the first novel written by Simon Kernick. In it, Kernick introduces the character Dennis Milne, who becomes the lead character in several subsequent novels. The story is a crime thriller which follows Milne, a full-time police officer and part-time hitman whose targets turn out to be customs officers