The Vicious Years
1950 film
- 10 March 1950 (1950-03-10)
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The Vicious Years is a 1950 American crime drama film directed by Robert Florey and starring Tommy Cook, Eduard Franz and Gar Moore. The screenplay concerns an orphan named Mario who witnesses Luca Rossi committing a murder, and blackmails Luca into taking him home as a member of his family.
Plot
Mario, an Italian war orphan, sees Luca Rossi commit a murder. Eager for a home and family life, Mario promises not to tell the police if Luca takes him into his household and family. Luca fears and hates Mario, but his father, mother and sister all come to love him. Afraid the Mario will reveal his secret, Luca attempts to kill him. Aware now, just as he has suspected, Emilio Rossi realizes that his son is no good and turns him over to the police. Mario is persuaded to stay with the family as an adopted son.
Cast
- Tommy Cook as Mario
- Sybil Merritt as Dina Rossi
- Eduard Franz as Emilio Rossi
- Gar Moore as Luca Rossi
- Anthony Ross as Inspector Umberto Spezia
- Marjorie Eaton as Zia Lola
- Russ Tamblyn as Tino
- Eve Miller as Giulia
- Lester Sharpe as Matteo
- John Doucette as Giorgio
External links
- The Vicious Years at IMDb
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Films directed by Robert Florey
- One Hour of Love (1927)
- The Romantic Age (1927)
- Face Value (1927)
- The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra (1928)
- The Hole in the Wall (1929)
- The Cocoanuts (1929)
- The Battle of Paris (1929)
- Skyscraper Symphony (1929)
- The Road Is Fine (1930)
- My Wife's Teacher (1930)
- Love Songs (1930)
- Black and White (1931)
- Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
- The Man Called Back (1932)
- Those We Love (1932)
- Girl Missing (1933)
- Ex-Lady (1933)
- The House on 56th Street (1933)
- Bedside (1934)
- Registered Nurse (1934)
- Smarty (1934)
- I Sell Anything (1934)
- I Am a Thief (1934)
- The Woman in Red (1935)
- The Florentine Dagger (1935)
- Going Highbrow (1935)
- Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
- Ship Cafe (1935)
- The Payoff (1935)
- The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
- Till We Meet Again (1936)
- Hollywood Boulevard (1936)
- Outcast (1937)
- King of Gamblers (1937)
- Mountain Music (1937)
- This Way Please (1937)
- Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
- Dangerous to Know (1938)
- King of Alcatraz (1938)
- Disbarred (1939)
- Hotel Imperial (1939)
- The Magnificent Fraud (1939)
- Death of a Champion (1939)
- Parole Fixer (1940)
- Women Without Names (1940)
- The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
- Meet Boston Blackie (1941)
- Two in a Taxi (1941)
- Dangerously They Live (1941)
- Lady Gangster (1942)
- The Desert Song (1943)
- Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944)
- Man from Frisco (1944)
- God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)
- Danger Signal (1945)
- The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
- Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
- Rogues' Regiment (1948)
- Outpost in Morocco (1949)
- The Crooked Way (1949)
- The Vicious Years (1950)
- Johnny One-Eye (1950)
- Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)
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