The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm
Release: 1955-12-26
·Runtime: 119m
·★ 7.1
Drama
Crime
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Carlyle Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Paul E. Burns
Martha Wentworth
Frank Sinatra
as Frankie Machine
Frank Richards
Eleanor Parker
as Zosch Machine
Kim Novak
as Molly
Arnold Stang
as Sparrow
John Conte
as Drunky
Jeffrey Sayre
as Club Safari Patron (uncredited)
Jered Barclay
Gordon Mitchell
Jack Mulhall
Darren McGavin
as Louie
Emile Meyer
as Detective Bednar
Doro Merande
as Vi
George Mathews
as Williams
Frank Mills
as Street Vagrant (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen
Will Wright
Robert Strauss
as Schwiefka
George E. Stone
as Sam Markette
Leonid Kinskey
as Dominiwski
Suzanne Ridgway
Shelly Manne
as Drummer
Mike Lally
Frank Marlowe
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
as Street Vagrant (uncredited)
