The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
An 'untouchable' theme… an unusual motion picture!
1955 · NR · 1h 59m · Drama, Crime
Genres: Drama, Crime
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer.
Director: Otto Preminger
Writers: Walter Newman, Lewis Meltzer, Nelson Algren
Music by: Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography: Sam Leavitt
Editor: Louis R. Loeffler
Box office: $4M · Budget: $1M · Rated 7.1/10 by 257 viewers
Cast
Frank Sinatra as Frankie MachineEleanor Parker as Zosh MachineKim Novak as MollyArnold Stang as SparrowDarren McGavin as LouieRobert Strauss as SchwiefkaJohn Conte as DrunkyDoro Merande as ViGeorge E. Stone as Sam MarketteGeorge Mathews as WilliamsLeonid Kinskey as DominiwskiEmile Meyer as Detective BednarMore like this
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