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),
Edward G. Robinson Jr. his autobiography, ""My Father, My Son"", written with William Dufty. Robinson was a close friend and sometime lover of Marilyn Monroe, and was the prototype for the character 'Eddie G.' in "Blonde" (2001), the TV mini-series about Monroe, based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates. Robinson appeared in some films and numerous television series during the 1950s and early 1970s. He appeared briefly in "Some Like It Hot" (1959), as the murderer of George Raft's '"Spats" Colombo' character. He was the last-billed of the sixteen credited cast members in the film. He also appeared in shows like "Wagon Train",