The Man with the Golden Arm
225 reviews
Drama/Crime
1h 59m
1955
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...
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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.
- DirectorOtto Preminger
- Release26 December 1955
- Genre
- Duration1h 59m
- Budget$1,000,000
- Revenue$4,350,000
- Rate225 reviews
- Productions
Carlyle Productions
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

Shelly Manne
Drummer

Frank Mills
Street Vagrant (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Street Vagrant (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Club Safari Patron (uncredited)

Jered Barclay

Leonard Bremen

Paul E. Burns

Mike Lally

Frank Marlowe

Gordon Mitchell

Jack Mulhall

Frank Richards

Suzanne Ridgway

Martha Wentworth

Will Wright
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