The great actor Edward G. Robinson, born Emanuel Goldenberg in Romania, passed away in Los Angeles on this day in 1973. In this clip from Key Largo, he plays gangster Johnny Rocco opposite Humphrey Bogart in their fifth and final film together. | Humphrey Bogart

Warner Bros. Pictures was known throughout the 1930's and 1940's as the leading producer of gangster and "tough guy" features. Naturally, its cartoon studio loved to parody these movies, and the actors associated with them. One of the most prominent "tough guy" actors of the time was Edward G. Robinson. His stocky build, squinty eyes and menacing facial expressions made him easy to caricature. His vocal mannerisms, including the tendency to say: "Yeah, see!" became part of the "noir gangster" pe