The Man with the Golden Arm
1955 · directed by Otto Preminger
- Rating
- 72/100
- Hit
- no
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.
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), directed by Otto Preminger, rates 72/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Frank Sinatra
- Eleanor Parker
- Kim Novak
- Arnold Stang
- Darren McGavin
- Robert Strauss
- John Conte
- Doro Merande
- George E. Stone
- George Mathews
Crew
- Sam Leavitt — Director of Photography
- Louis R. Loeffler — Editor
- Elmer Bernstein — Original Music Composer
- Lewis Meltzer — Screenplay
- Walter Newman — Screenplay
More from Otto Preminger
- Anatomy of a Murder (1959) — 87/100 · hit
- Laura (1944) — 87/100 · hit
- Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) — 84/100 · hit
- The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) — 81/100 · hit
- Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) — 76/100
- Advise & Consent (1962) — 76/100
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