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
Frank Sinatra
as Frankie Machine
Darren McGavin
as Louie
John Conte
as Drunky
Frank Marlowe
Emile Meyer
as Detective Bednar
Jack Mulhall
Arnold Stang
as Sparrow
Robert Strauss
as Schwiefka
Leonard Bremen
Gordon Mitchell
Martha Wentworth
Kim Novak
as Molly
Will Wright
Shelly Manne
as Drummer
Frank Mills
as Street Vagrant (uncredited)
Mike Lally
George E. Stone
as Sam Markette
George Mathews
as Williams
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
as Street Vagrant (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Club Safari Patron (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Frank Richards
Suzanne Ridgway
Eleanor Parker
as Zosch Machine
Doro Merande
as Vi
Leonid Kinskey
as Dominiwski
Jered Barclay
