| Johnny Rocco | |
| Director: | Paul Landres |
| Producer: | Scott R. Dunlap |
| Story: | Richard Carlson |
| Music: | Edward J. Kay |
| Cinematography: | William Margulies |
| Editing: | George White |
| Studio: | Scott R. Dublap Productions |
| Distributor: | Allied Artists Pictures |
| Runtime: | 84 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Johnny Rocco is a 1958 American crime film noir directed by Paul Landres starring Richard Eyer, Stephen McNally, and Coleen Gray.
Young Johnny Rocco (Richard Eyer) is disturbed after seeing his gangster father Tony (Stephen McNally) involved in a murder. The gang, fearing young Johnny might tip the police, decide to silence both him and his father. Frightened, Johnny seeks help from schoolteacher Miss Mayfield (Coleen Gray) and gets some help from Father Regan (Leslie Bradley) and police detective Garron (Russ Conway) before his father has a final showdown with the gang.
Main cast includes:
and includes appearances by:
Filming locations included Zoo Drive.[1]
The film was first released by Allied Artists theatrically in the United States in December 1958. It had European releases as Rauschgiftschmuggler und Gangster in Austria,[2] as Im Dschungel der Großstadt in West Germany in 1960,[3] and as Det lille vidne in Denmark in 1962. Its other language titles include A Morte Selou Seus Lábios for Brazil, Ego eida ton dolofono for Greece, and Il riscatto di un gangster for Italy.