TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Edward G. Robinson.
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Birthdate: December 31, 1893
Death date: January 26, 1973
Edward G. Robinson
ACTOR RANKINGS:
CAREER SPAN
Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1920s
No Reviews
1
1930s
3.7643
30
1940s
3.1249
23
1950s
2.1553
15
1960s
2.2705
16
1970s
1.6540
3
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: 
2.9527
2.9527
Edward G. Robinson Movie Rankings
1
3.7245Phyllis Dietrichson and insurance salesman Walter Neff begin an affair and plot to kill her husband for his life insurance money. But after the murder they each become suspicious of each other and paranoia takes over. ...more about Double Indemnity
DVD from $12.34
(15 sellers)
2
3.2877The story of Moses, a Hebrew boy that was raised as an Egyptian prince. Upon learning of his lineage he left his privileged life with the Pharaohs. ...more about Ten Commandments
DVD from $14.71
(13 sellers)
3
3.2254Ordinary man-in-the-street Arthur Ferguson Jones leads a very straightforward life. He's never late for work and nothing interesting ever happens to him. ...more about Whole Town's Talking
- Not Available on DVD
4
3.1077
A man visits his old friend's hotel and finds a gangster running things. As a hurricane approaches, the two end up confronting each other. ...more about Key Largo
DVD from $12.71
(11 sellers)
5
3.0507
Chris Cross, 25 years a cashier, has a gold watch and little else. That rainy night, he rescues delectable Kitty from her abusive boyfriend Johnny. Smitten, amateur painter Chris lets Kitty think he's a wealthy artist. ...more about Scarlet Street
DVD from $5.00
(10 sellers)
6
3.0042
In the year 2022, earth's face has completely changed. New York's population, for example, has grown to 40 million mouths to feed. ...more about Soylent Green
DVD from $7.99
(4 sellers)
7
2.9259
Gotham College professor Wanley and his friends become obsessed with the portrait of a woman in the window next to the men's club. Wanley happens to meet the woman while admiring her portrait, and ends up in her apartment for talk and a bit of champagne. ...more about Woman in the Window
- Not Available on DVD
8
2.9255
Rico joins Sam Ventori's gang. He replaces Sam as leader, pushes rival gang leader Arnie Lorch out of town, then goes after the job of next-higher-up Pete Montana. He accepts when "Big Boy" offers him that prize but his sights are set higher still. ...more about Little Caesar
DVD from $6.99
(9 sellers)
9
2.8982
Max Monetti is consumed with vengeance for his brothers after their betrayal of his father Gino. ...more about House of Strangers
DVD from $5.88
(12 sellers)
10
2.8469
An actor, Paul Orman, is accidentally told that his new, custom made tail coat has been cursed and it will bring misfortune to all who wear it. As the 4 succeeding wearers of the coat discover, misfortune can often lead to truth. ...more about Tales of Manhattan
- Not Available on DVD
11
2.8368
Wilson of the War Crimes Commission is seeking Franz Kindler, mastermind of the Holocaust, who has effectively erased his identity. ...more about Stranger
DVD from $1.99
(13 sellers)
12
2.8229
Editor Hinchecliffe wants to boost circulation for his "New York Gazette" and city editor Randall puts his top reporter on a 20-year-old murder case in which Nancy Vorhees shot her lover. ...more about Five Star Final
- Not Available on DVD
13
2.8218
Art student John Hayden interrupts his studies in Greece to head his father's meat packing business on his father's death. He marries social climber Martha who taunts him for his ideals regarding worker happiness and meat purity. ...more about I Loved a Woman
- Not Available on DVD
14
2.8079
In New Orleans, an up-and-coming poker player takes on a long-time master of the game. Not only is there a small fortune at stake, but also the status of being the top player. But the trusted dealer has been blackmailed into rigging the game. ...more about Cincinnati Kid
DVD from $4.79
(16 sellers)
15
2.7813
Mary Rutledge arrives from the east, finds her fiance dead, and goes to work at the roulette wheel of Louis Charnalis' Bella Donna, a rowdy gambling house in San Francisco in the 1850s. ...more about Barbary Coast
DVD from $6.62
(8 sellers)
16
2.7611
The gangster Colorado kidnaps Marshal McKenna. He believes that McKenna has seen a map which leads to a rich vein of gold in the mountains and forces him to show him the way. ...more about Mackenna's Gold
DVD from $3.92
(13 sellers)
17
2.7000
All My Sons tells the story of Joe Keller, a successful, middle-aged, self-made man who has done a terrible and tragic thing: during World War II, rushing to meet an order from the Army, he knowingly sold them defective airplane parts which later caused ...more about All My Sons
- Not Available on DVD
18
2.6863
Remy Marco announces he's going legit with the end of Prohibition. His fortune declines because the beer he makes tastes terrible. His daughter falls in love with a rich man's son who gets a job as a cop. ...more about Slight Case of Murder
DVD from $10.75
(12 sellers)
19
2.6597
Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work on a road crew for the power company. In a freak accident Hank is injured and is promoted to foreman of the gang. ...more about Manpower
- Not Available on DVD
20
2.6255
Allen claims he his being executed for the wrong murder. Flashbacks show him working with Clark as a riveter. When he makes a killing on the horses he meets Shirley and gets married. ...more about Two Seconds
- Not Available on DVD
21
2.5592
Humphrey van Weyden, a writer, and fugitives Ruth Webster and George Leach have been given refuge aboard the sealer "Ghost," captained by the cruel Wolf Larsen. ...more about Sea Wolf
- Not Available on DVD
22
2.5478
Starting with a small flock of carrier pigeons, nineteenth-century entrepreneur Julius Reuter turns his small company into Europe's most respected news wire service. ...more about Dispatch from Reuter's
- Not Available on DVD
23
2.5433
After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner former detective Johnny Blake knocks him down convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. "Buggs" Fenner thinks Blake is a police agent. ...more about Bullets or Ballots
DVD from $5.86
(12 sellers)
25
2.4869
Gang boss Little John Sarto returns from Europe where he was looking for "class" to find his old mob taken over by Jack Burns. When he puts together a rival gang he gets wounded and seeks refuge in a monastery. ...more about Brother Orchid
- Not Available on DVD
26
2.4656
Yates and Sarah Martin are barely getting by in a Colorado boom town grocery store. Sudden wealth leads to greater prosperity and political power. In Denver Yates buys a mansion and builds an opera house. ...more about Silver Dollar
- Not Available on DVD
27
2.4382
Actress Jessica Wells, sister of actor Damon Wells, is on top of her form except when her husband Vance is around. ...more about Man with Two Faces
- Not Available on DVD
28
2.3865
Two clubmen discuss the occult, introducing three weird tales: 1) Plain, bitter Henrietta secretly loves law student Michael. Then on Mardi Gras night, a mysterious stranger gives her a mask of beauty that she must return at midnight. ...more about Flesh and Fantasy
- Not Available on DVD
29
2.3743
Gangster Joe Krozac is in prison for ten years. Reporter Paul North is fired by his newspaper for writing articles sympathetic to Krozac's wife and young son. She divorces Krozac and marries North. ...more about Last Gangster
- Not Available on DVD
30
2.3743
Prohibition is ending so bootlegger Bugs Ahearn decides to crack California society. He leases a house from down-on-her-luck Ruth and hires her as social secretary. ...more about Little Giant
- Not Available on DVD
31
2.3561
Three bumbling crooks buy a store so that they can rob the bank next door. When they soon discover the money they can make as legitimate businessmen, they abandon their plan. Trouble is, one of their cohorts, who's escaped from jail, won't let them. ...more about Larceny
- Not Available on DVD
33
2.2556
Jim is a compulsive gambler. He meets Marge at a boarding house and they get married. His gambling causes problems. When he runs into old flame Valerie Marge leaves him. After a few years he returns, but she is now in love with old flame Pres. ...more about Dark Hazard
- Not Available on DVD
34
2.2465
Dr. Clitterhouse is fascinated with the working of the criminal mind. ...more about Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
- Not Available on DVD
35
2.2130
Ed Renard is a G-Man investigating a huge Nazi spy ring in the United States. Contacts are discovered and arrested in the U.S., Latin America and Europe. ...more about Confessions of a Nazi Spy
- Not Available on DVD
36
2.2008
Newspaperman Bruce Corey returns from World War I with new ideas and wants to start his own tabloid. For want of other financing, he takes on as silent partner Merrill Lambert, gangland gambling kingpin. Thus is born the New York Mercury. ...more about Unholy Partners
- Not Available on DVD
37
2.1917
When heiress Jean Courtland attempts suicide, her fiancée Elliott Carson probes her relationship to John Triton. In flashback, we see how stage mentalist Triton starts having terrifying flashes of true precognition. ...more about Night Has a Thousand Eyes
- Not Available on DVD
38
2.1917
Life in small town Wisconsin. Selma and Arnold, aged 7 and 5, pal around together between their two farms. Selma has a newborn calf that her father gave to her which she named 'Elizabeth'. ...more about Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
- Not Available on DVD
39
2.1734
Dr. Paul Ehrlich was the German physician who developed the first synthetic antimicrobial drug, 606 or Salvarsan. ...more about Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
- Not Available on DVD
40
2.0959
A musician was hypnotised in order to commit a crime. When he wakes up he tries to find the truth with the help of his brother-in-law who is a police officer. ...more about Nightmare
- Not Available on DVD
41
2.0958
When a bellhop knocks out fighter Chuck McGraw, promoter Nick Donati realizes he's a potential champ. "Kid Galahad" justifies Nick's confidence, but Nick's mistress Fluff falls for him; in turn, the Kid falls for Nick's young sister. ...more about Kid Galahad
- Not Available on DVD
42
2.0958
Nick Venizelos is a barber with a passion for gambling. His buddies put together $10,000 for him to gamble with against the syndicate. He gets cleaned out through a crooked game and vows revenge. After that he takes over. ...more about Smart Money
- Not Available on DVD
43
1.9620
A Union ex-officer plans to sell up to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancee, but the low price offered by Anchor's crippled owner and the outfit's bully-boy tactics make him think again. ...more about Violent Men
DVD from $3.95
(11 sellers)
44
1.9407
Tony Manetta runs an unsuccessful Miami hotel, on which he can't meet the payments. Another liability is his weakness for dames (Shirl, his sexy current flame, is even less responsible than Tony). But a solid asset is Ally, his sensible 12-year-old son. ...more about Hole in the Head
DVD from $9.99
(8 sellers)
46
1.7227
When practicing for a role, actor Jack is mistaken for the killer Ace. He doesn't realize this until it's too late and is carried off to gangster boss Leo Smooth, who wants Ace to do a job for him. ...more about Never a Dull Moment
DVD from $11.30
(9 sellers)
47
1.5890
Dan comes to England to learn more sedate business practices. While there he becomes involved in a scheme to exploit mangalite mines in Rhodesia. He and Manningdale become rivals for Patricia. ...more about Thunder in the City
- Not Available on DVD
48
1.5068
Pete and Ellen have reared Meg as their own, ever since she was a baby and her parents took off. Now a teen, Meg convinces her friend Nath to come help with chores on the farm: Pete isn't getting around on his wooden leg like he used to. ...more about Red House
DVD from $5.14
(5 sellers)
49
1.4506
Sherry Conley, a street tough and cynical woman with an unhappy family background, is taken from prison to a hotel, where the DA tries to convince her to testify against a mobster. ...more about Tight Spot
- Not Available on DVD
50
1.0397
When a police officer is shot arresting a car thief, Captain Barnaby uses his skills and contacts to track down the culprits and uncovers a bank heist plan in the process. ...more about Vice Squad
- Not Available on DVD
51
0.8597
For some reason, this year's Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to the young author Andrew Craig, who seems to be more interested in women and drinking than writing. Another laureate is Dr. ...more about Prize
- Not Available on DVD
52
Two-part story--the first is about a washed-up Broadway actor and his tough daughter, who is a bigger star than he is; the second is about a literary agent whose newest client--a nine-year-old boy--is the author of a borderline pornographic book. ...more about Actor's and Sin
- Not Available on DVD
54
John Lobert runs a training camp in Florida for the New York Giants. Every year, he evaluates the 18-22 year old hopefuls to pick the best for a minor league contract. ...more about Big Leaguer
- Not Available on DVD
56
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning - a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. ...more about Black Tuesday
- Not Available on DVD
57
John Ingram of Oklahoma has a loving family, loves his work fighting oil fires, and is good at it. But 9 years ago, under another name he escaped from a Southern chain gang. ...more about Blackmail
- Not Available on DVD
58
Montreal: the former well-known gangster Joey Victor is fetched from Europe, where he was deported to from USA. His shall kidnap the nuclear physicist Dr. Macklin and bring him behind the Iron Curtain. ...more about Bullet for Joey
DVD from $9.99
(10 sellers)
60
Flagwaving story of a new American destroyer, the JOHN PAUL JONES, from the day her keel is laid, to what was very nearly her last voyage. ...more about Destroyer
- Not Available on DVD
61
Ming Toy is on the auction block in China. She is saved by Billy and taken to San Francisco by Lo Sang Kee. To save her from deportation she is sold to Charlie Yong, the Chop Suey King. Billy kidnaps her with plans of marriage. ...more about East Is West
- Not Available on DVD
62
The ice-cold diva Paula ruthlessly exploits the guys she dates. ...more about Glass Web
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64
San Francisco Tong hatchet man Wong must execute his boyhood friend Sun. Sun agrees to will him all his property if he will marry Sun's daughter Toya San. Years later she does marry Wong, now a powerful figure, though she loves evil Harry. ...more about Hatchet Man
- Not Available on DVD
65
The history of Variety Clubs International, showing its inception in Pittsburgh and the charitable work of many of the ...more about Heart of Show Business
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66
When ex-cop Steve Rollins is released from San Quentin after five years, his only thoughts are of revenge on the men who framed him for manslaughter. ...more about Hell on Frisco Bay
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67
Mrs. Ramsey sent Jean Oliver to prison on a false charge. To get even, Jean (disguised as Madame Mystera) plans to kidnap her daughter and turn her into a thief. ...more about Hole in the Wall
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68
Law professor John Lindsay volunteers to clean up the corruption and graft in his town when the authorities seem unable to do so. When the gangsters infiltrate his staff, he recruits his law students to form an army of law enforcers. ...more about I Am the Law
- Not Available on DVD
69
This is the story of a woman who kicks out her no-good second husband after he wastes all her money. ...more about Illegal
DVD from $6.06
(4 sellers)
70
D.A. Ambitious D.A. Victor Scott zealously prosecutes Ed Clary for a woman's murder. But as Clary walks "the last mile" to the electric chair, Scott receives evidence that exonerates the condemned man. ...more about Illegal
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71
R.A.F. Bomber Command during the early days of W.W.II shown through the story of three young men, who all dream of becoming pilots. ...more about Journey Together
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72
Middle-aged Napa Valley grape-grower Tony posts a marriage proposal to San Francisco waitress Lena enclosing a photo of his handsome younger brother Buck. When she gets there she overlooks his duplicity and marries him. Then she falls in love with Buck. ...more about Lady to Love
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74
Henpecked Mr. Winkle is only too happy to go to war when he's drafted. Later his nagging wife and his neighbors are astonished when he returns home as a decorated war hero. ...more about Mr. Winkle Goes to War
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76
Paul Robaix (Yves Montand) is a well known director, married to Lucy Dell (Shirley MacLaine), a famous movie star. ...more about My Geisha
DVD from $8.97
(12 sellers)
77
Just after newsman Rooker and Ruth Kearns are married he covers a double murder during a bank robbery. Cigarettes at the scene implicate gangster Tony Garotta. Garotta kidnaps Rooker and another reporter, intending to kill them. ...more about Night Ride
- Not Available on DVD
78
A Mexican bandit, Juan Carrasco, spies a newlywed couple journeying through rugged country. He confronts them, rape and robbery on his mind, and the husband ends up dead. ...more about Outrage
- Not Available on DVD
79
Fingers is planning a half-million-dollar bank robbery in gang boss Cobra Collins' territory. Fingers' moll Connie tries to bluff Cobra into thinking the hit won't be for another week when the call comes through saying it's now. ...more about Outside the Law
- Not Available on DVD
81
A young boy living in Port Said, Egypt, narrowly escapes a bomb blast that destroys the apartment block where he lives. ...more about A Boy Ten Feet Tall
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82
Sir George McDowell notando la rassomiglianza della nipote Monique con un'impiegata della sua banca, ha un'idea strabiliante: trovare i sosia di alcuni impiegati della banca e, dopo aver rapito quelli autentici, sostituirli con i falsi per rapinare la ...more about Scacco tutto matto
- Not Available on DVD
83
A discredited professor and a sophisticated thief decide to join together and pick a team to pull off one last job--the casino vault in Monte Carlo. ...more about Seven Thieves
DVD from $11.23
(9 sellers)
85
Oil-tanker Captain Manson rescues Kathie Hall after her ship is sunk by a U-boat. He marries her. When his ship is sunk and she is suspected because she has no identification. ...more about Tampico
- Not Available on DVD
86
Mike is a great tuna fisherman though he lost a hand to a shark years earlier saving Pipes Boley. Now Mike is happily married to Quita and doesn't notice that Pipes and Quita are falling for each other. ...more about Tiger Shark
- Not Available on DVD
88
Vice lord Dominic has brought Swifty Dorgan east to do a job for him. When Swifty appears to have died falling from a train, detective Henderson impersonates him hoping to get into the mob. ...more about Widow from Chicago
- Not Available on DVD
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