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),
At the Mercy of Men Maude Meagher of "The San Francisco Chronicle" felt that the film was "gorgeous enough." A critic of the "Rapid City Journal" described the film as a "timely photodrama... in these days of topsy-turvy adjustment, political and social." The "Austin American-Statesman" noted that director Miller "has a keen eye for strong dramatic effects," also praising the cinematography and performance by Brady. At the Mercy of Men At the Mercy of Men is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Charles Miller and starring Alice Brady. Its plot follows a young woman during the Russian Revolution who seeks to find the