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  • Full of Life (1956)
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    91 min | Comedy, Drama
Full of Life (1956)
Approved
91 min | Comedy, Drama

Married Angelenos, Italian Nick Rocco and Anglo Emily Rocco, live off of what Nick makes as a writer of fiction, which can be difficult at times because of the instability of their cash flow. They are currently overextended in recently ...See moreMarried Angelenos, Italian Nick Rocco and Anglo Emily Rocco, live off of what Nick makes as a writer of fiction, which can be difficult at times because of the instability of their cash flow. They are currently overextended in recently having bought a house with the advance on Nick's latest book, and with they imminently expecting their first child. Those financial problems become even more so when unexpectedly they have to do some major structural repairs to the house. They can pay a contractor to do the work for an exorbitant fee, or ask Nick's father, stonemason Vittorio Rocco, who would probably do it for free. The issue with the latter is that overbearing and controlling Vittorio and Nick don't see eye-to-eye on anything in Vittorio's old world ways versus Nick's more modern outlook. Nick and Emily haven't even told his parents that they bought a house in Nick knowing that Papa would even be angry about its façade being stucco rather than stone. Opting for the latter in not having the money, Nick and Emily, eight months pregnant and she admitting she being a bundle of emotions in her hormones raging, travel to the Sacramento Valley to visit Nick's parents to "negotiate" with Papa to do the work for them. In their time together, that negotiation takes on multi-faceted dimensions beyond the house, from living in Los Angeles as opposed to the Sacramento Valley where Papa would build them a house next to his and Mama's, to Nick not having a steady job, about what Nick should write if he's going to write anyway, and Nick and Emily having had a civil Vegas wedding as opposed to a Catholic church ceremony in Nick being a lapsed Catholic and Emily having no religious convictions in her philosophies of life being more intellectually based, bringing up the issue of how they are going to raise not only their child but children. Written by Huggo See less
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John Fante (screen play) (novel)
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Dec 25, 1956 (United States)

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31 cast members
Name Known for
Judy Holliday
Emily Rocco Emily Rocco   See fewer
Richard Conte
Nick Rocco Nick Rocco   See fewer
Salvatore Baccaloni
Papa Vittorio Rocco Papa Vittorio Rocco   See fewer
Esther Minciotti
Mama Colletta Rocco Mama Colletta Rocco   See fewer
Joe De Santis
Father Gondolfo Father Gondolfo   See fewer
Silvio Minciotti
Joe Muto Joe Muto   See fewer
Eleanor Audley
Mrs. Jameson (uncredited) Mrs. Jameson (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Benton
Truck Driver (uncredited) Truck Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Bull
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Collentine
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Conrad
John Gregory (uncredited) John Gregory (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Crockett
Train Conductor (uncredited) Train Conductor (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Gilman
Dr. Atchison (uncredited) Dr. Atchison (uncredited)   See fewer
Jester Hairston
Train Porter (uncredited) Train Porter (uncredited)   See fewer
Theo Haran
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Betsy Jones-Moreland
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Lovejoy
Mr. Jameson (uncredited) Mr. Jameson (uncredited)   See fewer
Maggie Magennis
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Trudy Marshall
Nora Gregory (uncredited) Nora Gregory (uncredited)   See fewer
David McMahon
Floor Repair Carpenter (uncredited) Floor Repair Carpenter (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Mitchell
Intern (uncredited) Intern (uncredited)   See fewer
Naomi Perry
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Charlotte Portney
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Amanda Randolph
Delia (uncredited) Delia (uncredited)   See fewer
Penny Santon
Carla Rocco (uncredited) Carla Rocco (uncredited)   See fewer
Cary Savage
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Rube Schaffer
Mailman (uncredited) Mailman (uncredited)   See fewer
K.L. Smith
Deliveryman (uncredited) Deliveryman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Smith
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Audrey Swanson
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Terry
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
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