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The Guilty Generation

Play trailer The Guilty Generation Released Nov 19, 1931 1h 22m Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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The rivalry between the Chicago-based family gangs of Mike Palermo (Leo Carrillo) and Tony Ricca (Boris Karloff) continues after Mike relocates to Florida. Mike's daughter, Maria (Constance Cummings), raised in a convent, loathes her father's criminal activities, despite living off the money he makes and enjoying the social status he cultivates. Maria soon meets Tony's son, Marco Smith (Robert Young), who has changed his name -- and the couple's ensuing romance challenges the long, bloody feud.

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Audience Member Exemplary pre-code gangster film loosely based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A pulpy pre-code gangster film with some family drama blended in the mix. Robert Young stars as Marco Ricca the son of gangster Tony Ricca (Boris Karloff). Marco's mother had left and taken him to Europe when he was quite young. He's become an architect and adopted the name "John Smith" (he's apparently not too good at coming up with aliases) to distance himself from his father. As luck would have it, he meets and falls in love with Maria Palmero (Constance Cummings), the daughter of a rival gangster (Leo Carrillo). The outbreak of war between their fathers threatens their relationship. The movie has a fairly racy edge to it and feels fairly modern in tone. Leslie Fenton and Murray Kinnell, Nails Nathan and Puttynose in "The Public Enemy", have sizable roles. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member loosley adapted shakespeare but i don't see any at all here in this gangster pic Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The rivalry between the Chicago-based family gangs of Mike Palermo (Leo Carrillo) and Tony Ricca (Boris Karloff) continues after Mike relocates to Florida. Mike's daughter, Maria (Constance Cummings), raised in a convent, loathes her father's criminal activities, despite living off the money he makes and enjoying the social status he cultivates. Maria soon meets Tony's son, Marco Smith (Robert Young), who has changed his name -- and the couple's ensuing romance challenges the long, bloody feud.
Director
Rowland V. Lee
Producer
Harry Cohn
Screenwriter
Jack Cunningham, J. Kirby Hawks, Joe Milward
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 19, 1931, Original
Runtime
1h 22m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
35mm