Based on whose novel is the screenplay for the film where Bruno Rovello played Richie Brown?
Jack Rovello Bruno Rovello (born April 6, 1994) is an American actor. He appeared as Richie Brown in the 2002 Academy Award-nominated film "The Hours". He was nominated for an award at the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards in 2002. He has since appeared in the Steve Buscemi-directed "Lonesome Jim" (2005) and the short film "Socks & Robbers" (2013).
Riding the Rap "Riding the Rap" is a 1995 crime fiction novel by Elmore Leonard. It is the sequel to Leonard's "Pronto", released in 1993. Like "Pronto", "Riding the Rap" centers around 67-year-old Harry Arno, World War II veteran and bookie, who has been skimming from the mob for decades. The book also features a reappearance of Joyce Patton, Harry's ex-girlfriend and a former stripper, and her new boyfriend Raylan Givens, an always-gets-his-man old western type law enforcer who later comes to Harry's aid when he discovers the plot set up by Chip Ganz, Bobby Deo, and Louis Lewis. Chip Ganz, who is $16,500 in debt, hatches a plan to steal Harry's millions of skimmed money from a Swiss bank account by taking him hostage and forcing the money out of him. It's up to Raylan Givens to find Harry Arno before it's too late.