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The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm

# An 'untouchable' theme… an unusual motion picture!
Drama   Crime
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 1,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1955-12-26
⌚ Running Time: 119 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.2

Beloved Cast

Frank Sinatra original image
Frankie Machine
Frank Sinatra
Eleanor Parker original image
Zosch Machine
Eleanor Parker
Kim Novak original image
Molly
Kim Novak
Arnold Stang original image
Sparrow
Arnold Stang
Darren McGavin original image
Louie
Darren McGavin
Robert Strauss original image
Schwiefka
Robert Strauss
John Conte original image
Drunky
John Conte
Doro Merande original image
Vi
Doro Merande
George E. Stone original image
Sam Markette
George E. Stone
George Mathews original image
Williams
George Mathews
Leonid Kinskey original image
Dominiwski
Leonid Kinskey
Emile Meyer original image
Detective Bednar
Emile Meyer
Shorty Rogers original image
Band Leader
Shorty Rogers
Shelly Manne original image
Drummer
Shelly Manne
Herschel Graham original image
Club Safari Patron (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Frank Mills original image
Street Vagrant (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Harry 'Snub' Pollard original image
Street Vagrant (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Jeffrey Sayre original image
Club Safari Patron (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Jered Barclay original image
Jered Barclay
Leonard Bremen original image
Leonard Bremen
Paul E. Burns original image
Paul E. Burns
Pete Candoli original image
Pete Candoli
Harold 'Tommy' Hart original image
Harold 'Tommy' Hart
Mike Lally original image
Mike Lally
Frank Marlowe original image
Frank Marlowe
Joe McTurk original image
Joe McTurk
Gordon Mitchell original image
Gordon Mitchell
Jack Mulhall original image
Jack Mulhall
Ralph Neff original image
Ralph Neff
Norman Papson original image
Norman Papson
Ernest Raboff original image
Ernest Raboff
Frank Richards original image
Frank Richards
Suzanne Ridgway original image
Suzanne Ridgway
Charles Seel original image
Charles Seel
Martha Wentworth original image
Martha Wentworth
Will Wright original image
Will Wright

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