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),
Man of the Year (2006 film) whereas movies are months in the making, turning their current events into history. Yet successful satire needn't be topical – witness "Network", "Election", "Dr. Strangelove" – because some verities are timeless. Since when, after all, hasn't there been a populist saying, 'Throw the rascals out'?" The film debuted at #3 at the box office its opening weekend, with a theatrical gross of $12,550,000. Man of the Year (2006 film) Man of the Year is a 2006 American political satire film directed and written by Barry Levinson, produced by James G. Robinson, and starring Robin Williams. The film also features Christopher