Edward G. Robinson
Remy Marco
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A Slight Case of Murder is a 1938 American black comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Edward G. Robinson. The film is based on the 1935 play by Damon Runyon and Howard Lindsay.
A Slight Case of Murder: Directed by Lloyd Bacon. With Edward G. Robinson, Jane Bryan, Allen Jenkins, Ruth Donnelly. Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with forclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
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- Comedy, Crime
- Lloyd Bacon
- 1938-03-05
In A Slight Case of Murder (1938), Edward G. Robinson plays a beer baron who has made a fine living as a bootlegger. The problem is, his beer tastes awful, and he was only able to sell the stuff because it was illegal.
- Lloyd Bacon, Dick Mayberry
- Edward G. Robinson
A comedy film based on a play by Damon Runyon, starring Edward G. Robinson as a gangster who tries to reform. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers and other crew members on IMDb.
Sep 19, 1999 · A comedy crime mystery film starring William H. Macy as a film critic who accidentally kills his lover and tries to cover up the crime. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, and more details about the 1999 TV movie.
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- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Steven Schachter
- 1999-09-19
Edward G. Robinson stars in this breakneck-paced satire that wowed audiences and critics alike when it premiered. Based on a story by Damon Runyan, the spoof follows a gangster who finds out that...
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“A Slight Case of Murder” is based on the play by Howard Lindsay and Damon Runyon—Runyon’s only theatrical production—which ran for 60 or so shows in the fall of 1935. It was basically contemporaneous with repeal so the “sucky beer” gag makes sense.
