The Guilty Generation (1931)
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William Shakespeare's classic tragedy Romeo & Juliet is loosely adapted and modernized in director Rowland V. Lee's Guilty Generation. Set in 1930's New York, rival gangster families the Palmero's and the Ricca's play Lee's version of the infamous Montagues and Capulets. The… More William Shakespeare's classic tragedy Romeo & Juliet is loosely adapted and modernized in director Rowland V. Lee's Guilty Generation. Set in 1930's New York, rival gangster families the Palmero's and the Ricca's play Lee's version of the infamous Montagues and Capulets. The two mobs had once co-existed peacefully, but split after a terrible argument, causing a long-standing and deadly rivalry. Maria Palmero (Constance Cummings), the daughter of gangster Mike Palmero (Leo Carillo), meets and falls in love with a young architect played by (Robert Young). Though Young's character goes by the name of John Smith, his true identity is none other than Marco Ricca--the son of Mike's (Carillo) rival. Due to the war waged by their families, Maria and Marco try to keep their affair and ultimate marriage to one another secret. Unfortunately, Maria's father realizes the two have married and vows to kill Marco, who had earlier killed Maria's brother. Tragically, the Palmero family patriarch is only stopped with a bullet from his own mother's (Emma Dunn) gun. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rowland V. Lee
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 19, 1931 Wide
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Cast
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Leo Carrillo
as Mike Palmero
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Constance Cummings
as Maria Palermo
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Robert Young
as Young Marco
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Boris Karloff
as Tony Ricca
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Emma Dunn
as Nina
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Ruth Warren
as Publicity Woman
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Murray Kinnell
as Jerry
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Eddie Boland
as Willie
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Leslie Fenton
as Joe
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Frederic Howard
as Bradley
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Phil Tead
as Skid
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W.J. O'Brien
as Victor
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James Wilcox
as Don
