Little Caesar Author:W.R. Burnett The rise and fall of racketeer and bootlegger Rico made a great story in 1929, when lots of such Ricos were running the rackets in Chicago and Detroit and elsewhere. It made an even better story a few years later when Edward G. Robinson created the role of Rico on the screen. Here?s the basis for Robinson?s screen classic, complete with its unfo... more »rgettable closing line: "Mother of God, is this the end of Rico?" By the author of High Sierra and co-author of the original Scarface.« less