The Vicious Years

The Vicious Years
Directed by	Robert Florey
Written by	N. Richard Nash
Produced by	Anson Bond
Starring	Tommy Cook Eduard Franz Gar Moore
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Edited by	Fred Allen
Music by	Arthur Lange
Production company	Emerald Productions
Distributed by	Film Classics
Release date	10 March 1950 (1950-03-10)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Vicious Years is a 1950 American crime drama film directed by Robert Florey and starring Tommy Cook, Eduard Franz and Gar Moore.

Plot

Italian war orphan Mario witnesses Luca Rossi committing a murder. Eager for a home and family life, Mario promises not to inform the police if Luca will take him into his household and family. Luca fears and hates Mario, but his father, mother and sister all come to love him. Afraid that Mario will reveal his secret, Luca attempts to kill him. Emilio Rossi realizes that his son is evil and surrenders him 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