Verified Unrenewed Public Domain
1931 Feature
Little Caesar
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy → • Production: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Little Caesar is a 1931 American pre-Code gangster film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It stars Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Glenda Farrell. Robinson portrays the titular role of Caesar "Rico" Bandello, a hoodlum who ascends the ranks of organized crime until he reaches its upper echelons. The film is based on the 1929 novel by W. R. Burnett.
Runtime
82 minutes
Aspect Ratio
57:44
Archival Copies
1 Vault Holding(s)
Classification
1929–1963 Unrenewed
The Video Boneyard Vault Holdings
Archival Master Preserved in Studio Vaults
This title is cataloged and preserved across physical storage drives D: & E: in The Video Boneyard archival collection (1 vault master holding). A broadcast-grade restoration with dynamic loudness normalization is scheduled for streaming release on our YouTube channel.
⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance
First published in 1931. Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works published between 1929 and 1963 required mandatory formal copyright registration renewal during their 28th year. Official United States Copyright Office Catalog of Copyright Entries records show zero renewal registration was filed, placing this work permanently in the Public Domain.