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The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

Drama Crime

An 'untouchable' theme… an unusual motion picture!

Release Date: 1955, December 26
Directors: Otto Preminger
Countries: United States of America
Production: Carlyle Productions
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Herschel Graham, George E. Stone, Eleanor Parker, Leonid Kinskey, Harry 'Snub' Pollard, Jeffrey Sayre, Emile Meyer, Kim Novak, Frank Mills, Arnold Stang, Darren McGavin

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.

Keywords:

insanity gambling prison drug dealer jazz drums poker junkie wheelchair sense of guilt ex-lover underground world suspicion of murder cold turkey rehabilitation