Edward G. Robinson
Nick "The Barber" Venizelos
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Smart Money is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros., directed by Alfred E. Green, and starring Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney.It is the only occasion Robinson and Cagney appeared in a film together, despite being the two leading actors, mainly portraying gangsters, at Warner Bros. studios throughout the 1930s.
- Alfred E. Green (uncredited)
- Warner Bros.
Smart Money: Directed by Alfred E. Green. With Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney, Evalyn Knapp, Ralf Harolde. 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.
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- Crime, Drama
- Alfred E. Green
- 1931-07-11
Smart Money marked the feature film debut of prominent character actor Charles Lane (1905-2007). The bespectacled, aquiline-nosed Lane, who also acted under the name Charles Levinson Lane and Charles Levison, most often played curmudgeons, appearing in more than two hundred feature films and scores of television programs.
- Alfred E. Green
- Edward G. Robinson
Smart Money is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros., directed by Alfred E. Green, and starring Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney. It is the only occasion Robinson and Cagney appeared in a film together, despite being the two leading actors, mainly portraying gangsters, at Warner Bros. studios throughout the 1930s. Smart Money was shot after Robinson's ...
There are few films which better express the love for gambling that overtook and in fact nearly destroyed America in the 1920s, into the 1930s. Most obvious in Smart Money (1931) are the poker dice which seem to be everywhere — on the cigar counter and in stores and shops like Nick's, and kiosks all over.
Smart Money (1931) Smart Money. (1931) NR 06/11/1931 (US) Crime , Drama 1h 21m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Clip. Just a small-town barber who became a "big-shot" gambler-riding high and handsome until he went balmy for a blonde!
Also notable for a pre-fame Boris Karloff, in a single-scene cameo, so there’s one shot of the three of them together. Smart Money is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros., directed by Alfred E. Green, and starring Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney. It is the only occasion Robinson and Cagney appeared ...
