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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.
- (2.6K)
- Comedy, Crime
- Lloyd Bacon
- 1938-03-05
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- 4 min
- 685
- Warner Bros.
40. 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...
Edgar G. Robinson has the hounds yapping at his rear in "A Slight Case of Murder," a very funny 1938 comedy from Warner Brothers. Robinson sends up his gangster image as Remy Marko (who speaks of himself in the third person), who is a legit brewer now that Prohibition has been repealed.
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.
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Remy (Robinson) and his gang made a fortune as bootleggers selling lousy beer. Now that Prohibition is over, Remy is nearly bankrupt trying to sell the same rotgut and needs cash fast. To top off the bad news, daughter Mary (Bryan) get engaged to state trooper Dick (Parker).
