The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $4,350,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.3 |
Directed By
Otto Preminger
Crew
Helen Thurston
Otto Preminger
Walter Newman
Sam Leavitt
Joseph C. Wright
Darrell Silvera
Elmer Bernstein
Louis R. Loeffler
Albert Myers
Otto Preminger
Lewis Meltzer
Jack McEdward
Paul Baxley
Martha Crawford
Hazel Keats
Ben Lane
Adele Parmenter
Helene Parrish
Joe King
Jack Solomon
Bernard Ponedel
Leon Birnbaum
Jack Stone
James Almond
Max Slater
Saul Bass
Mary Ann Nyberg
Morris Rosen
Nelson Algren
Kathleen Fagan
Horace Hough
James Engle
Ben Hecht
TOP CAST
Frank Sinatra
Frankie Machine
Eleanor Parker
Zosch 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)
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