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The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

NR12/26/1955Drama, Crime1h 59m
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An 'untouchable' theme… an unusual motion picture!

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Frank Sinatra

    Frankie Machine

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    Eleanor Parker

    Zosch Machine

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    Kim Novak

    Molly

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    Arnold Stang

    Sparrow

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    Darren McGavin

    Louie

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    Robert Strauss

    Schwiefka

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    John Conte

    Drunky

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    Doro Merande

    Vi

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    George E. Stone

    Sam Markette

This story has quite a well trodden feel to it. Frank Sinatra's "Frankie" is released from a stint in prison and heads straight back to the drug-infused melting pot from whence he came. Initially intent on staying clean, soon peer pressures and his struggle to survive, with his high-maintenance wife "Zosh" (Eleanor Parker) have him back at square one. It might just be that his salvation can come from his lover, the excellent Kim Novak ("Molly"), and from his drum kit? Sinatra proves he has some versatility as an actor here, and both Parker and Novak - alongside an un-nerving effort from Robert...