''The Vicious Years'' is a 1950 American film directed by
Robert Florey. 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
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Tommy Cook as Mario
* Sybil Merritt as Dina Rossi
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Eduard Franz
Eduard Franz Schmidt (October 31, 1902 – February 10, 1983) was an American actor of theatre, film and television. Franz portrayed King Ahab in the 1953 biblical low-budget film ''Sins of Jezebel'', Jethro in Cecil B. DeMille's ''The Ten C ...
as Emilio Rossi
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Gar Moore
Joseph Garland Moore Jr. (September 4, 1920 - November 3, 1985), known as Gar Moore was an actor in Italian and American films. He was also in several theatrical productions.
He was born in Chelsea, Oklahoma. He had a short marriage to Nancy Walke ...
as Luca Rossi
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Anthony Ross as Inspector Umberto Spezia
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Marjorie Eaton as Zia Lola
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Russ Tamblyn as Tino
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Eve Miller as Giulia
* Lester Sharpe as Matteo
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John Doucette
John Arthur Doucette (January 21, 1921 – August 16, 1994) was an American character actor who performed in more than 280 film and television productions between 1941 and 1987. A man of stocky build who possessed a deep, rich voice, he ...
as Giorgio
External links
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1950 films
Films directed by Robert Florey
1950 crime drama films
American crime drama films
1950s English-language films
Film Classics films
American black-and-white films
1950s American films
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