The Brothers Rico
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| Directed by | Phil Karlson |
| Produced by | William Goetz Lewis J. Rachmil |
| Written by | Story: Georges Simenon Screenplay: Lewis Meltzer Ben Perry Dalton Trumbo |
| Starring | Richard Conte Dianne Foster Kathryn Crosby James Darren |
| Music by | George Duning |
| Cinematography | Burnett Guffey |
| Editing by | Charles Nelson |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 23, 1957 |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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The Brothers Rico (1957) is a American crime film noir directed by Phil Karlson and written by Lewis Meltzer, Ben Perry, and Dalton Trumbo, based on a story written by Georges Simenon, a French detective-story specialist. The drama features Richard Conte, Dianne Foster, Kathryn Grant, James Darren, among others.[1]
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[edit] Plot
The film tells of the Rico brothers who are mobsters in the employ of syndicate head Sid Kubick (Larry Gates).
Eddie Rico (Richard Conte) is a Rico brother who has given up crime. But the other Ricos (James Darren and Paul Picerni) have not. This causes a rift in the brothers' family.
Eddie gets word that his brothers have been marked for murder, and tries to warn them.
What Eddie does not know, at least until the last moments of the film, is that Kubick is the man who has ordered the Rico boys murdered.
[edit] Cast
- Richard Conte as Eddie Rico
- Dianne Foster as Alice Rico
- Kathryn Crosby as Norah Malaks Rico
- Larry Gates as Sid Kubik
- James Darren as Johnny Rico
- Argentina Brunetti as Mrs. Rico
- Lamont Johnson as Peter Malaks
- Harry Bellaver as Mike Lamotta
- Paul Picerni as Gino Rico
- Paul Dubov as Phil
- Rudy Bond as Charlie Gonzales
- Richard Bakalyan as Vic Tucci
- William Phipps as Joe Wesson
[edit] Critical reception
The staff at Variety magazine gave the film a positive review and lauded the acting in the drama, writing, "Phil Karlson forges hard action into unfoldment of film. Performances are first-class right down the line, Conte a standout as a man finally disillusioned after thinking of the syndicate leader who orders his brother's execution as a close family friend. Both femmes have comparatively little to do, Dianne Crosby as Conte's wife and Kathryn Grant as the brother's, but make their work count. Larry Gates as gang chief scores smoothly and James Darren as younger brother handles character satisfactorily.[2]
[edit] Adaptations
The film was made for television as The Family Rico (1972).
[edit] References
- ^ The Brothers Rico at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Variety. Film review, September 1957. Last accessed: January 2, 2008.
[edit] External links
- The Brothers Rico at the Internet Movie Database.
- The Brothers Rico at Allmovie.
- The Brothers Rico at the TCM Movie Database.
- The Brothers Rico trailer at The New York Times.
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