The Man with the Golden Arm
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The Man with the Golden Arm
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14 Dec 1955
Description
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. But when his former employer and his old drug dealer re-enter his life, Frankie finds it hard to stay clean and eventually finds himself succumbing to his old habits.
Classification
CategoryClassic Movies & Vintage Films to Stream(videos)
SubcategoryClassic Movies: Silent, Noir, Horror & Comedy Films(movies)
GenresDrama Movies(drama-movies-spg-c211) Noir(film-noir-spg-c211)
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Cast
- Frank Sinatra Frankie Machine
- Eleanor Parker Zosh Machine
- Kim Novak Molly
- Arnold Stang Sparrow
- Darren McGavin Louie
- Robert Strauss Schwiefka
- John Conte Drunky
- Doro Merande Vi
- George E. Stone Sam Markette
- George Mathews Williams
- Leonid Kinskey Dominiwski
- Emile Meyer Detective Bednar
- Shorty Rogers Band Leader
- Shelly Manne Drummer
- Herschel Graham Club Safari Patron (uncredited)
- Frank Mills Street Vagrant (uncredited)
- Harry 'Snub' Pollard Street Vagrant (uncredited)
- Jeffrey Sayre Club Safari Patron (uncredited)
- Jered Barclay
- Leonard Bremen
- Paul E. Burns
- Pete Candoli
- Harold 'Tommy' Hart
- Mike Lally
- Frank Marlowe
- Joe McTurk
- Gordon Mitchell
- Jack Mulhall
- Ralph Neff
- Norman Papson
- Ernest Raboff
- Frank Richards
- Suzanne Ridgway
- Charles Seel
- Martha Wentworth
- Will Wright
Director
- Otto Preminger
- Horace Hough
- James Engle
- Kathleen Fagan
Screenwriter
- Walter Newman
- Lewis Meltzer
- Nelson Algren
Director of Photography
- Sam Leavitt
- Albert Myers
- Morris Rosen
Composer
- Elmer Bernstein
- Jack Solomon
- Leon Birnbaum
Producer
- Otto Preminger
- Max Slater
- Jack McEdward