December 26, 1955
119 minutes
DramaCrime
The Man with the Golden Arm
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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Cast
Frank Sinatra
(Frankie Machine)
Eleanor Parker
(Zosch 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)
Shorty Rogers
(Band Leader)
Shelly Manne
(Drummer)
Herschel Graham
(Club Safari Patron (uncredited))
Frank Mills
(Street Vagrant (uncredited))
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
(Street Vagrant (uncredited))
Jeffrey Sayre
(Club Safari Patron (uncredited))
Jered Barclay
()
Leonard Bremen
()
Paul E. Burns
()
Pete Candoli
()
Harold 'Tommy' Hart
()
Mike Lally
()
Frank Marlowe
()
Joe McTurk
()
Gordon Mitchell
()
Jack Mulhall
()
Ralph Neff
()
Norman Papson
()
Ernest Raboff
()
Frank Richards
()
Suzanne Ridgway
()
Charles Seel
()
Martha Wentworth
()
Will Wright
()
