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The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm

An 'untouchable' theme… an unusual motion picture!

Genres

DramaCrime

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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.

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Budget

$1000000

Revenue

$4350000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

7.164/10

Release Date

26 December 1955

Country

United States of America

Cast

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Frankie Machine

Eleanor Parker

Eleanor Parker

Zosch Machine

Kim Novak

Kim Novak

Molly

Arnold Stang

Arnold Stang

Sparrow

Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

Louie

Robert Strauss

Robert Strauss

Schwiefka

John Conte

John Conte

Drunky

Doro Merande

Doro Merande

Vi

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

Sam Markette

George Mathews

George Mathews

Williams

Leonid Kinskey

Leonid Kinskey

Dominiwski

Emile Meyer

Emile Meyer

Detective Bednar

Shorty Rogers

Shorty Rogers

Band Leader

Shelly Manne

Shelly Manne

Drummer

Herschel Graham

Herschel Graham

Club Safari Patron (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Street Vagrant (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Street Vagrant (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre

Club Safari Patron (uncredited)

Jered Barclay

Jered Barclay

Leonard Bremen

Leonard Bremen

Paul E. Burns

Paul E. Burns

Pete Candoli

Pete Candoli

Harold 'Tommy' Hart

Harold 'Tommy' Hart

Mike Lally

Mike Lally

Frank Marlowe

Frank Marlowe

Joe McTurk

Joe McTurk

Gordon Mitchell

Gordon Mitchell

Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall

Ralph Neff

Ralph Neff

Norman Papson

Norman Papson

Ernest Raboff

Ernest Raboff

Frank Richards

Frank Richards

Suzanne Ridgway

Suzanne Ridgway

Charles Seel

Charles Seel

Martha Wentworth

Martha Wentworth

Will Wright

Will Wright

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