The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)1h59
Drama · Crime
Director Otto Preminger (7.2 avg)
Also directed Anatomy of a Murder, Laura, River of No Return, and 34 more
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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Cast
Frank Sinatra
Eleanor Parker
Kim Novak
Arnold Stang
Darren McGavin
Robert Strauss
John Conte