The Man with the Golden Arm

7.1 / 10

(239 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

Crime

Duration:

119 minutes

Year:

1955

Director:

Otto Preminger

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Company:

Carlyle Productions

Budget:

$1,000,000

Revenue:

$4,350,000

Cast:
Frank Sinatra

Frankie Machine

Eleanor Parker

Zosch Machine

Kim Novak

Molly

Arnold Stang

Sparrow

Darren McGavin

Louie

Crew:
Helen Thurston

Stunts

Otto Preminger

Director

Walter Newman

Screenplay

Sam Leavitt

Director of Photography

Joseph C. Wright

Production Design