{"id":83341,"date":"2022-04-25T10:29:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T17:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83341"},"modified":"2022-04-25T10:29:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T17:29:34","slug":"brothers-rico-the-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83341","title":{"rendered":"Brothers Rico, The (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;We&#8217;re all brothers, aren&#8217;t we? Did that ever stop anything?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Poster-194x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-83342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Poster-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Poster-174x270.png 174w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Poster.png 527w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA former accountant (Richard Conte) for the mafia finds his happy life with his wife (Dianne Foster) disrupted when he learns that his mob-involved brothers, Johnny (James Darren) and Gino (Paul Picerni), have disappeared, and he must help locate them.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mafia<\/li>\n<li>Phil Karlson Films<\/li>\n<li>Richard Conte Films<\/li>\n<li>Siblings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPhil Karlson directed numerous effective <em>noir<\/em> thrillers &#8212; including <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5311\"><em>Kansas City Confidential<\/em> (1952)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2438\"><em>The Phenix City Story<\/em> (1955)<\/a>, and this fast-paced flick about the near-impossibility of   extricating oneself from the mob. Working with a script by Lewis Meltzer and Ben Perry (based on a story by Georges Simenon), Karlson opens the film by showing us the disruption of marital near-bliss between Conte and Foster, who is appropriately wary when a phone call from mob boss Sid Kubik (Larry Gates) wakes them up at night. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Conte-Phone.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Conte-Phone-1024x548.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"343\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Conte-Phone-1024x548.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Conte-Phone-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Conte-Phone-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Conte-Phone-768x411.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Conte-Phone-504x270.png 504w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Conte-Phone.png 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conte tries to reassure Foster that she comes first in his life, to which she responds, &#8220;I know what I am to you: I&#8217;m your wife, twice almost the mother of your children.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Foster2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Foster2-1024x547.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"342\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Foster2-1024x547.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Foster2-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Foster2-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Foster2-768x411.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Foster2-505x270.png 505w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Foster2.png 1184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This pointed statement swiftly sets up the primary narrative tension for this couple: that is, their inability to have biological kids of their own and their desire to adopt, which may be in jeopardy if Conte doesn&#8217;t keep his nose completely clean.  Unfortunately, he&#8217;s unable to stay away when he learns his brothers are in trouble (this is at heart a movie about the bonds of <em>family<\/em>): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Brothers-Photo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Brothers-Photo-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Brothers-Photo-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Brothers-Photo-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Brothers-Photo-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Brothers-Photo-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Brothers-Photo-490x270.png 490w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Brothers-Photo.png 1177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and we sympathize with Foster as she watches her husband slip ever deeper back into old, unwanted obligations. <\/p>\n<p>The storyline takes us on a tense ride from Conte being told he needs to accommodate a hitman (William Phipps) lying low: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Phipps.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Phipps-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Phipps-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Phipps-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Phipps-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Phipps-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Phipps-495x270.png 495w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Phipps.png 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; to Conte&#8217;s brother Gino (Picerni) finding him and pleading for help in getting him out of the country: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Picerni.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Picerni-1024x535.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"334\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Picerni-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Picerni-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Picerni-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Picerni-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Picerni-517x270.png 517w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Picerni.png 1189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; to Conte meeting with &#8220;Uncle Sid&#8221; Kubik and falsely believing Kubik has his family&#8217;s best interests at heart: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Gates.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Gates-1024x544.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Gates-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Gates-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Gates-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Gates-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Gates-509x270.png 509w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Gates.png 1185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; to Conte visiting his religious mother (Argentina Brunetti) and dying grandma (Mimi Aguglia) and finally learning where his brother Johnny is hiding out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Visiting-Grandma.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Visiting-Grandma-1024x544.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Visiting-Grandma-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Visiting-Grandma-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Visiting-Grandma-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Visiting-Grandma-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Visiting-Grandma-508x270.png 508w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Visiting-Grandma.png 1187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conte&#8217;s trip out to California to visit Johnny (Darren) and his pregnant wife Norah (Kathryn Grant) represents a significant turning point in events: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Pregnant-Nora.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Pregnant-Nora-1024x553.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Pregnant-Nora-1024x553.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Pregnant-Nora-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Pregnant-Nora-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Pregnant-Nora-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Pregnant-Nora-500x270.png 500w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Pregnant-Nora.png 1183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and I won&#8217;t share more at risk of spoiling. Suffice it to say this film merits a look &#8212; and perhaps another one &#8212; to enjoy its well-plotted narrative. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Richard Conte as Eddie Rico<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Conte.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Conte-1024x545.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Conte-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Conte-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Conte-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Conte-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Conte-508x270.png 508w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Conte.png 1177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Burnett Guffey&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Cinematography-1024x560.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Cinematography-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Cinematography-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Cinematography-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Cinematography-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Cinematography-493x270.png 493w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Brothers-Rico-Cinematography.png 1175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a taut thriller. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0050213\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/27473\/the-brothers-rico#articles-reviews?articleId=247081\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=11727\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/the-brothers-rico\/review\/2000115734\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re all brothers, aren&#8217;t we? Did that ever stop anything?&#8221; Synopsis: A former accountant (Richard Conte) for the mafia finds his happy life with his wife (Dianne Foster) disrupted when he learns that his mob-involved brothers, Johnny (James Darren) and Gino (Paul Picerni), have disappeared, and he must help locate them. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Mafia Phil Karlson Films Richard Conte Films Siblings Review: Phil Karlson directed numerous effective noir thrillers &#8212; including Kansas City Confidential (1952), The Phenix&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83341\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83341"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83359,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83341\/revisions\/83359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}