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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.

1955 |1h 59m |  Drama, Crime

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Cast

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Frank Sinatra

Frankie Machine

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Eleanor Parker

Zosch Machine

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Kim Novak

Molly

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Arnold Stang

Sparrow

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Darren McGavin

Louie

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Robert Strauss

Schwiefka

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John Conte

Drunky

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Doro Merande

Vi

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George E. Stone

Sam Markette

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George Mathews

Williams

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Leonid Kinskey

Dominiwski

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Emile Meyer

Detective Bednar

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Shelly Manne

Drummer

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Frank Mills

Street Vagrant (uncredited)

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Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Street Vagrant (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

Club Safari Patron (uncredited)

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Jered Barclay

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Leonard Bremen

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Paul E. Burns

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Mike Lally

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Frank Marlowe

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Gordon Mitchell

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Jack Mulhall

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Frank Richards

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Suzanne Ridgway

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Martha Wentworth

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Will Wright

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$1,000,000.00

Revenue

$4,350,000.00