List of the best Edward G. Robinson movies: The Sea Wolf(1941), House of Strangers(1949), Five Star Final(1931), Kid Galahad(1937), Little Caesar(1930), Night Has a Thousand Eyes(1948), A Slight Case of Murder(1938), The Little Giant(1933), The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse(1938), Illegal(1955), Brother Orchid(1940), Two Seconds(1932) ... ...
7.5/10
Drama
USA
1941
90 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson John Garfield Ida Lupino Alexander Knox Gene Lockhart Barry Fitzgerald Stanley Ridges David Bruce
fugitive captain writer woman doctor dark gritty gripping ferry ship cabin deck boat insanity seafaring sadism writers blindness escape escape
After being fished out of the sea by a sealer, three fugitives find themselves prisoners of the ship's brutal skipper who refuses to put them ashore and they hatch an escape plan during a crew mutiny.
7.4/10
Drama
USA
1949
101 Minutes
Gino Monetti
Edward G. Robinson Susan Hayward Richard Conte Luther Adler Paul Valentine Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Debra Paget Hope Emerson Esther Minciotti Diana Douglas Tito Vuolo
brother father wife fiancée ex-convict dark emotional tense new york city shady dealings family feud brotherhood father/son relationship crime revenge rivalry fall 1940s
After years in prison, Max promises revenge on his brothers for their betrayal. His lover Irene and memories of his past yield him a broader perspective.
7.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
89 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson H.B. Warner Marian Marsh Anthony Bushell George E. Stone Frances Starr Ona Munson Boris Karloff Robert Elliott Aline MacMahon Purnell Pratt
editor news reporter murderer publisher secretary love interest melodramatic dark new york city journalism ethics suicide deception family love fall wretched excess 1930s
The City Editor of a sleazy tabloid goes against his own journalistic ethics to resurrect a twenty year old murder case... with tragic results.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1937
101 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Bette Davis Humphrey Bogart Wayne Morris Jane Bryan Harry Carey Veda Ann Borg
boxer gangster mistress sister manager brooding gripping confident boxing ring farm nightclub boxing unrequited love mob fame rivalry revenge underdog 1930s
Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.
7.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
77 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Glenda Farrell Stanley Fields Sidney Blackmer Ralph Ince George E. Stone Nick Bela
criminal dancer love interest gangster melodramatic intense chicago nightclub ambition friendship crime show business dance rise fall underdog 1930s
A small-time criminal moves to a big city to seek bigger fortune.
7.1/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1948
80 Minutes
John Triton
Edward G. Robinson Gail Russell John Lund Virginia Bruce William Demarest Richard Webb Jerome Cowan Onslow Stevenson Jon Alexander Roman Bohnen Luis Van Rooten
When phony stage mentalist Triton mysteriously acquires supernatural powers of precognition, he becomes frightened and abandons his act to live of anonymity.
7.1/10
Comedy
USA
1938
85 Minutes
Remy Marco
Edward G. Robinson Jane Bryan Allen Jenkins Willard Parker Ruth Donnelly John Litel Eric Stanley Harold Huber Edward Brophy Paul Harvey Bobby Jordan
police officer bootlegger bar owner gangster orphan wife lighthearted cheeky new york state household business adoption prohibition crime murder transformation fall 1930s
Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with forclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
7.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Bugs Ahearn
Edward G. Robinson Mary Astor Helen Vinson Kenneth Thomson Russell Hopton Shirley Grey Don Dillaway Berton Churchill Helen Mann Selmer Jackson Louise Mackintosh
When Prohibition ends, a beer baron sees the writing on the wall, quits the rackets, and tries to break into California society.
7.0/10
Comedy
USA
1938
87 Minutes
Dr. Clitterhouse
Edward G. Robinson Claire Trevor Humphrey Bogart Gale Page Donald Crisp Allen Jenkins Thurston Hall John Litel Henry O'Neill Max Rosenbloom Ward Bond
psychiatrist crime boss fence criminal inspector offbeat suspenseful spirited cool new york city courtroom crime new identity research unusual romance blackmail murder transformation fall 1930s
A brilliant Park Avenue doctor becomes a criminal in order to do research into the criminal mind.
7.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
88 Minutes
Victor Scott
Edward G. Robinson Nina Foch Jayne Mansfield Hugh Marlowe Albert Van Dekker Howard St. John Ellen Corby Edward Platt
After an overly aggressive district attorney unknowingly sends an innocent man to the chair, he resigns, turns to drinking, and acquires a criminal clientèle.
7.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1940
88 Minutes
Little John T. "Johnny" Sarto
Edward G. Robinson Humphrey Bogart Ann Sothern Donald Crisp Ralph Bellamy Allen Jenkins Charles D. Brown Cecil Kellaway Morgan Conway Richard Lane Paul Guilfoyle
mobster criminal monk girlfriend police officer endearing positive city europe hideout monastery shop police station crime faith meaning of life transformation 1940s
When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious monk.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1932
68 Minutes
murderer warden best friend wife judge doctor bleak confident intense prison construction site dance hall speakeasy apartment deception friendship murder prohibition execution construction
A condemned murderer, in the process of being executed, relives the events that led to his being sentenced to die in the electric chair.
6.9/10
Crime, Drama
Italy|Spain|West Germany
1967
121 Minutes
Prof. James Anders
Edward G. Robinson Janet Leigh Adolfo Celi Klaus Kinski Jorge Rigaud Robert Hoffmann Riccardo Cucciola Miguel del Castillo
professor safecracker small-time crook soldier engineer playboy confident suspenseful office building metro city city apartment safe rio de janeiro change of lifestyle unintended consequences financial scheme greed consequences get rich quick 1960s
At the suggestion of a retired professor, a motley group of criminals plans the robbery of a Brazilian diamond company but it must contend with a new alarm system and the mutual distrust among its members.
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
102 Minutes
Edward "Ed" Renard
Edward G. Robinson Francis Lederer George Sanders Paul Lukas Henry O'Neill Lya Lys Grace Stafford James Stephenson Sig Ruman Frederic Tozere Dorothy Tree
fbi agent nazi spy doctor melodramatic patriotic chilling united states europe germany new york state fbi espionage nazism confession pursuit wretched excess 1930s
FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1931
90 Minutes
Nick "The Barber" Venizelos
Edward G. Robinson James Cagney Evalyn Knapp Ralf Harolde Noel Francis Margaret Livingston Maurice Black Boris Karloff Morgan Wallace Billy House Paul Porcasi
barber best friend woman district attorney police officer criminal melodramatic gutsy thrilling small town barbershop city gambling house court gambling luck investigation framed accidental death attempted suicide
A Greek barber has uncommon skills in playing poker and soon rises in the seedy world of illegal gambling, but pretty blondes remain his Achilles' heel.
6.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
83 Minutes
John Lindsay
lawyer student mobster femme fatale police officer government official dark gritty raw city hall city crime corruption mafia quest pursuit 1930s
Law professor John Lindsay is asked by a civic leader to become a special prosecutor to go after the racketeers in town.
6.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
81 Minutes
Joe Krozac
Edward G. Robinson James Stewart Rose Stradner Lionel Stander Douglas Scott John Carradine Sidney Blackmer Grant Mitchell
gangster wife reporter henchman brother son melodramatic gripping spirited new york city alcatraz island newsroom household street organized crime murder father/son relationship marriage kidnapping imprisonment
A gangster is jailed for ten years after his wife becomes pregnant. He becomes bitter when she divorces him and remarries.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1944
80 Minutes
Wilbert Winkle
Edward G. Robinson Ruth Warrick Ted Donaldson Bob Haymes Richard Lane Robert Armstrong Richard Gaines Walter Baldwin Art Smith Ann Shoemaker Paul Stanton
bank teller army recruit orphan mechanic wife endearing amusing bank japan army camp heroism duty patriotism world war ii marriage underdog adventure rise sacrifice 1940s
Wilbert Winkle, a henpecked, mild-mannered, middle-aged bank clerk and handyman, finds himself in the midst of battle in the South Pacific.
6.6/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1953
81 Minutes
Henry Hayes
Edward G. Robinson John Forsythe Kathleen Hughes Marcia Henderson Richard Denning Hugh Sanders
writer researcher actress wife producer police detective tense brash intricate suspenseful los angeles television studio apartment blackmail murder adultery television show writing rivalry escape
A beautiful but heartless television actress, uses seduction and tricks to blackmail the men in her life to a point, where she could get herself killed.
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
80 Minutes
Vincent Canelli
Edward G. Robinson Peter Graves Jean Parker Milburn Stone Warren Stevens Jack Kelly Sylvia Findley James Bell Victor Perrin Hal Baylor Harry Bartell
convict reporter girlfriend hostage police officer priest dark melodramatic gripping prison hideout warehouse cell prison break hostage situation crime money law and order escape revenge
Gangster Vincent Canelli and bank robber Peter Manning escape from Death Row minutes before their execution by electric chair.
6.5/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1960
102 Minutes
Theo Wilkins
Edward G. Robinson Rod Steiger Joan Collins Eli Wallach Alexander Scourby Michael Dante Berry Kroeger Sebastian Cabot Marcel Hillaire John Beradino Alphonse Martell
thief protégé stripper security guard safecracker professor intricate suspenseful amusing monaco casino party monte carlo, monaco jealousy impersonation heist gambling daunting task money adventure
A motley crew of professional thieves plans the robbery of a Monte Carlo casino vault.
6.4/10
Biography
USA
1933
83 Minutes
Yates Martin
Edward G. Robinson Bebe Daniels Aline MacMahon Jobyna Howland DeWitt Jennings Robert Warwick Russell Simpson Harry Holman Charles Middleton John Marston Marjorie Gateson
politician chester a. arthur wife mine owner mistress ulysses s. grant engaging spirited denver washington, d.c. mine colorado marriage wealth politics philanthropy affair egoism transformation discovery
Yates and Sarah Martin are barely getting by in a Colorado boom town grocery store. Sudden wealth leads to greater prosperity and political power. In Denver Yates buys a mansion and builds ... See full summary »
6.4/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
72 Minutes
Damon Welles, Jules Chautard
Edward G. Robinson Mary Astor Louis Calhern Ricardo Cortez Mae Clarke John Eldredge Arthur Byron Henry O'Neill David Landau Emily Fitzroy Margaret Dale
A talented young actress seems to be under the spell of her unscrupulous, avaricious, and totally unprincipled husband.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1944
75 Minutes
Capt. Bart Manson
Edward G. Robinson Lynn Bari Victor McLaglen Robert Bailey Marc Lawrence E.J. Ballantine Mona Maris Tonio Selwart
During WW2, a female survivor of a German U-boat attack marries the skipper of the American merchant ship that saved her but is suspected of being a Nazi spy who sends secret data about Allied ship movements to the Nazis.
6.3/10
War
USA
1943
99 Minutes
welder officer lieutenant captain crew member japanese soldier brash inspiring spirited pacific ocean ship san diego naval warfare world war ii submarine air raids sinking ship respect transformation adventure
A new World War 2 destroyer fails its sea trials so it is assigned to mail runs, but the crew ends up having to engage Japanese planes and a submarine anyway.
6.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1932
74 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Loretta Young Dudley Digges Leslie Fenton J. Carrol Naish Edmund Breese Tully Marshall Charles Middleton
assassin childhood friend daughter gangster guard fortuneteller melodramatic shocking sad san francisco execution chamber family home chinatown sacramento, calif. california assassination crime syndicate love triangle loyalty infidelity
A hatchet man is ordered to kill his close friend for the sake of Tong.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1934
72 Minutes
Jim "Buck" Turner
Edward G. Robinson Genevieve Tobin Glenda Farrell Robert Barrat Gordon Westcott Hobart Cavanaugh George Meeker Henry B. Walthall Sidney Toler Emma Dunn Willard Robertson
Jim is a compulsive gambler. He meets Marge at a boarding house and they get married. His gambling causes problems. When he runs into old flame Valerie, Marge leaves him. After a few years ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Comedy, Drama
UK
1937
86 Minutes
Dan Armstrong
Edward G. Robinson Nigel Bruce Ralph Richardson Luli Deste Constance Collier Annie Esmond Arthur Wontner Elizabeth Inglis Cyril Raymond Nancy Burne Elliott Nugent
salesman lady duke duchess singer love interest witty amusing engaging lighthearted passionate spirited england mistaken identity wealth aristocracy romance marketing salesman adventure
A visiting American engages in a bold business promotion, the likes of which the British have not seen.
6.1/10
Comedy
USA
1935
95 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Jean Arthur Arthur Hohl Wallace Ford Arthur Byron Donald Meek Paul Harvey Edward Brophy Etienne Girardot James Donlan
clerk gangster love interest boss police detective newspaper owner madcap confident intricate witty apartment police station office newsroom hideout mistaken identity wrongfully accused impersonation murder plot crime
Richard Girard is part of a New Orleans family working closely with the English Warburtons. When Richard meets Mary Warburton she is engaged to Erik von Gerardt. He does wed Mary but their time in America is financially difficult.
6.0/10
Drama
USA
1933
90 Minutes
John Mansfield Hayden
Edward G. Robinson Kay Francis Genevieve Tobin Robert Barrat Murray Kinnell Robert McWade J. Farrell MacDonald Henry Kolker
business owner theodore roosevelt mother wife opera singer socialite melodramatic passionate emotional athens, greece stockyard apartment courtroom family home chicago fraud love triangle infidelity family business failing marriage
Art student John Hayden interrupts his studies in Greece to head his father's meat packing business on his father's death. He marries social climber Martha who taunts him for his ideals ... See full summary »
5.2/10
Drama
USA
1953
70 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Vera-Ellen Jeff Richards Richard Jaeckel William Campbell Paul Langton Lalo Rios Bill Crandall Frank Ferguson John McKee Mario Siletti
An LAPD rookie tangles with state prison paroled convicts who plan to rob an armored payroll truck in Los Angeles.
4.8/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
100 Minutes
Pete Morgan
Edward G. Robinson Lon McCallister Judith Anderson Allene Roberts Julie London Rory Calhoun Ona Munson Harry Shannon Arthur Space Walter Sande Pat Flaherty
farmer adopted daughter aunt classmate guard girlfriend brooding chilling suspenseful tense farm woods country house family history dark secrets madness unlikely criminal murder hostage situation mystery
Film director Bud Pollard appears on screen to tell us of Bing Crosby's rise to fame, using scenes from four early Crosby shorts to illustrate his fictional biography.
Comedy
1942
95 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Jane Wyman Broderick Crawford Jack Carson Anthony Quinn Edward Brophy Harry Davenport John Qualen Barbara Jo Allen Grant Mitchell Jackie Gleason
ex-convict bank robber daughter friend thief salesman offbeat frenetic hilarious new york city soda shop bank store prison bank heist redemption small business father/daughter relationship scam friendship
An ex-convict's (Edward G. Robinson) niece (Jane Wyman) runs a shop over the tunnel he and his partners are digging to a bank vault.
Biography
1940
103 Minutes
Dr. Paul Ehrlich
Edward G. Robinson Ruth Gordon Otto Kruger Donald Crisp Maria Ouspenskaya Montagu Love Sig Ruman Donald Meek Henry O'Neill Albert Basserman Edward Norris
doctor scientist colleague wife fascinating inspiring powerful egypt germany laboratory medicine syphilis tuberculosis scientific experiments diptheria discovery rise rescue sacrifice 1880s
The story of the renowned bacteriologist whose years of research yielded such medical triumphs as a cure for syphilis.
Crime, Drama
1941
94 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Edward Arnold Laraine Day Marsha Hunt William T. Orr Don Beddoe Walter Kingsford Charles Dingle Charles Halton
A crusading newsman (Edward G. Robinson) starts up a tabloid with a gangster (Edward Arnold) as his 50-50 partner.
Drama
1948
94 Minutes
Joe Keller
Edward G. Robinson Burt Lancaster Mady Christians Louisa Horton Howard Duff Frank Conroy Lloyd Gough Arlene Francis Harry Morgan Elisabeth Fraser Walter Soderling
contractor veteran son emotional uneasy america lie family dysfunction confession world war ii discovery fall 1940s
A World War II veteran (Burt Lancaster) exposes his father's (Edward G. Robinson) sale of defective aircraft parts.
Adventure
1965
128 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Fergus McClelland Constance Cummings Harry H. Corbett
An orphan (Fergus McClelland) leaves Egypt with a toy compass to find his aunt in Durban, South Africa, about 5,000 miles south.
Adventure
1932
80 Minutes
Mike Mascarenhas
Edward G. Robinson Zita Johann Richard Arlen Leila Bennett Vince Barnett J. Carrol Naish William Ricciardi Edwin Maxwell
fisherman coworker sister young man engaging melodramatic boat cabin small town bedroom church jealousy sharks fishing love triangle wedding infidelity rivalry revenge 1930s
A Portuguese tuna fisherman (Edward G. Robinson) catches his bride (Zita Johann) with his first mate (Richard Arlen).
7.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
101 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Edward G. Robinson Lauren Bacall Lionel Barrymore Claire Trevor Thomas Gomez Jay Silverheels
war hero widow father-in-law mobster henchman alcoholic suspenseful engaging florida key largo, fla. hotel boat showdown confinement organized crime courage hurricane escape rescue 1940s
A man visits his war buddy's family hotel and finds a gangster running things. As a hurricane approaches, the two end up confronting each other.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1965
113 Minutes
Steve McQueen Edward G. Robinson Ann-Margret Karl Malden Tuesday Weld Joan Blondell Rip Torn Jack Weston Cab Calloway Jeff Corey Theo Marcuse
gambler friend girlfriend competitor wife suspenseful tense gritty cool new orleans poker ambition fixed game showdown adultery underdog quest 1930s
An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
7.1/10
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1973
97 Minutes
Charlton Heston Edward G. Robinson Leigh Taylor-Young Chuck Connors Brock Peters Paula Kelly
executive detective best friend concubine bodyguard priest dark suspenseful shocking new york city factory cathedral police station apartment dystopia overpopulation food industry government secrets poverty assisted suicide
A police officer in the year 2022 uncovers the deadly secret behind a mysterious synthetic food.
6.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
98 Minutes
After 5 years in prison, ex-cop Steve Rollins is paroled and searches for the San Francisco mobsters who framed him for manslaughter.
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1968
100 Minutes
Dick Van Dyke Edward G. Robinson Dorothy Provine Henry Silva Joanna Moore Tony Bill Slim Pickens Jack Elam Ned Glass Richard Bakalyan Mickey Shaughnessy
Actor Jack Albany, who plays gangsters on TV, is mistaken for notorious hit-man Ace, and is hired by mob boss Leo Smooth to pull a heist, but Jack must find a way out of it.
Drama
1962
106 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Edward G. Robinson Cyd Charisse George Hamilton Claire Trevor Daliah Lavi Rosanna Schiaffino
director wife actor woman leading man doctor emotional frenetic inspiring amusing mental institution hollywood, calif. new england rome movie set apartment alcoholism mental breakdown failing career hollywood
An actor (Kirk Douglas) and a director (Edward G. Robinson), both washed-up in Hollywood, try to make a comeback in Rome.
8.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1944
106 Minutes
Barton Keyes
Fred MacMurray Barbara Stanwyck Edward G. Robinson Porter Hall Fortunio Bonanova Jean Heather Tom Powers Byron Barr Richard Gaines John Philliber
insurance salesman femme fatale investigator daughter melodramatic sultry tense america household los angeles train murder deception affair mystery fall 1930s
An insurance representative lets himself be talked by a seductive housewife into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses the suspicion of an insurance investigator.
7.9/10
Drama, History
USA
1956
220 Minutes
Dathan
Charlton Heston Yul Brynner Edward G. Robinson Anne Baxter Yvonne De Carlo Debra Paget John Derek Cedric Hardwicke Nina Foch Martha Scott Judith Anderson
prophet slave god jew ruler moses inspiring spectacular emotional profound melodramatic egypt red sea desert redemption religion exile escape sacrifice rise
Moses, an Egyptian Prince, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people.
6.9/10
Comedy
USA
1964
130 Minutes
Simon Nurdlinger
Jack Lemmon Romy Schneider Edward G. Robinson Michael Connors Dorothy Provine Neil Hamilton Joyce Jameson Anne Seymour
ad executive boss heiress wife amusing airy madcap suburbia san francisco money morality deception advertising marriage sacrifice discovery forbidden love 1960s
To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion relies on his wholesome and moral appearance.
6.9/10
Fantasy
USA
1943
93 Minutes
Marshall Tyler
Charles Boyer Barbara Stanwyck Edward G. Robinson Robert Benchley Betty Field Bob Cummings Thomas Mitchell
gentleman seamstress law student psychic lawyer circus performer chilling melodramatic club party circus new orleans ocean liner london dreams fate murder beauty deception supernatural
An anthology of three loosely connected occult tales, with ironic and romantic twists.
6.6/10
War
UK
1945
95 Minutes
Dean McWilliams
pilot friend cadet instructor brash patriotic rousing england united states canada flight school airplane training camp world war ii basic training mission aspirations aviation friendship quest
British propaganda film from WW2 stressing the importance of the navigator on RAF's bomber crews.
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
75 Minutes
Charlie Yong
Lupe Velez Lew Ayres Edward G. Robinson E. Alyn Warren Tetsu Komai Henry Kolker Mary Forbes Edgar Norton Charles Middleton Jean Hersholt
Ming Toy is on the auction block in China. She is saved by Billy and taken to San Francisco by Lo Sang Kee. To save her from deportation she is sold to Charlie Yong, the Chop Suey King. Billy kidnaps her with plans of marriage.
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