
Feature film — 1955
The Man with the Golden Arm (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 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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Carlyle Productions
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Director: Otto Preminger
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Cast & crew

Frank Sinatra
Frankie Machine

Eleanor Parker
Zosh 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
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