The Big Three

LITTLE CAESAR (1931) 

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, Produced by Warner Bro's. 

Adapted by Francis Edward Faragoh from the novel Little Caesar by W.R. Burnett.

Starring Edward G. Robinson as Little Caesar a.k.a.  "Rico"

THE PUBLIC ENEMY (1931)

Directed by William A. Wellman, Produced by Warner Bro's. 

Adapted by Kubec Glasman from the unpublished  novel Beer and Blood by John Bright. 

Starring James Cagney as Tom Powers. 

SCARFACE: THE SHAME OF A NATION (1932)

Directed by Howard Hawkes, Produced by Howard Hughes.

Adapted by Ben Hecht and W.R. Burnett from the novel Scarface by Armitage Trail.

Starring Paul Muni as Tony Comante.