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),
Bride of the Gorilla the Sock series "This Movie Sucks!" with commentary making fun of the movie by Ed, Liana Kerzner and Ron Sparks. The film was also the first movie lampooned on MSTing show "Incognito Cinema Warriors XP" in 2008. The film was greatly ridiculed by the characters, who made much light of the overly-dark scenes taking place in the jungle, as well as the promiscuous nature of Barbara Payton's character. The 2015 book "SCRIPTS FROM THE CRYPT: Bride of the Gorilla" goes into detail about the film and it's production. The film was shot in 10 days. Edward G. Robinson Jr. was