The Vicious Years

{{short description|1950 film}} {{more citations needed|date=June 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = The Vicious Years | image = The Vicious Years.jpg | caption = | director = [[Robert Florey]] | producer = [[Anson Bond]] | writer = [[N. Richard Nash]] | narrator = | starring = [[Tommy Cook (actor)|Tommy Cook]] <br> [[Eduard Franz]] <br> [[Gar Moore]] | music =[[Arthur Lange]] | cinematography = [[Henry Freulich]] | editing = [[Fred Allen (film editor)|Fred Allen]] | studio = Emerald Productions | distributor = [[Film Classics]] | released = {{Film date|1950|03|10|df=y}} | runtime = 81 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = }}

'''''The Vicious Years''''' is a 1950 American [[crime drama film]] directed by [[Robert Florey]] and starring [[Tommy Cook (actor)|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 (actor)|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 <ref name="ink">{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/not-quite-movie-stars-russ-tamblyn/|date=12 January 2026|access-date=12 January 2026|title=Not Quite Movie Stars: Russ Tamblyn}}</ref> * [[Eve Miller]] as Giulia * [[Lester Sharpe]] as Matteo * [[John Doucette]] as Giorgio

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== External links == * {{IMDb title|id=0043105}} {{Robert Florey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vicious Years}} [[Category:1950 films]] [[Category:Films directed by Robert Florey]] [[Category:1950 crime drama films]] [[Category:American crime drama films]] [[Category:1950 English-language films]] [[Category:Film Classics films]] [[Category:American black-and-white films]] [[Category:1950 American films]] [[Category:English-language crime drama films]]