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Mr. Ricco is a 1975 crime drama film directed by Paul Bogart and starring Dean Martin in his last leading film role, along with Eugene Roche, Denise Nicholas and Cindy Williams.
San Francisco defense attorney Joe Ricco (Dean Martin) gets his black militant client Frankie Steele (Thalmus Rasulala) free from murder charge and then Steele murders two cops. Ricco's friend's young son is the witness identifying Steele.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Paul Bogart
- 1975-02
Mr. Ricco (1975) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Aug 9, 2016 · Mr. Ricco opens in a courtroom, as a judge condemns the police for planting evidence at a crime scene. There's no clean proof that the man on trial, Frankie Steele (Thalmus Rasulala), is guilty of murder so the case is dismissed and Steele goes free.
- Paul Bogart
- Dean Martin
The movie stalls with an assortment of schtick, including a running gag about Ricco's pet dog and its affair with the dog next door. There's a longsuffering police captain, a liberated secretary and Thalmus Rasulala playing the black militant as a thug who really did commit the murder.
Accused murderer Frankie Steele walks free, thanks to the efforts of San Francisco defense lawyer Joe Ricco. Then a pair of cop killings strikes the city. All signs point to the newly released Steele as the perpetrator. Has Ricco sprung a killer?
- 98 min
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A San Francisco lawyer (Dean Martin) helps his client (Thalmus Rasulala) beat a murder rap marked by racial overtones.
- Crime, Drama
