Little Caesar (film) portrayals that stretched up to 1968's "Never a Dull Moment". Robinson occasionally parodied his "Little Caesar" gangster persona, as in the 1933 film "The Little Giant." The box office triumph of "Little Caesar" also spawned the production of several successful gangster films, many of which were also made by Warner Brothers. This is an example of Hollywood self-censorship during the pre-Code era: in the novel the line reads "Mother of God, is this the end of Rico?", and a take was filmed with Robinson saying it verbatim. However, the studio worried that some state and local censors would insist that
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