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 | 11.674 |
Directed By
Otto Preminger
Crew
Sam Leavitt
Elmer Bernstein
Albert Myers
Louis R. Loeffler
Otto Preminger
Otto Preminger
Jack McEdward
Darrell Silvera
Walter Newman
Helen Thurston
Lewis Meltzer
Joseph C. Wright
Martha Crawford
Paul Baxley
Bernard Ponedel
James Almond
Joe King
Adele Parmenter
Ben Lane
Jack Stone
Leon Birnbaum
Hazel Keats
Nelson Algren
Horace Hough
James Engle
Mary Ann Nyberg
Jack Solomon
Kathleen Fagan
Helene Parrish
Max Slater
Morris Rosen
Saul Bass
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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