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.

Cast

Frank Sinatra

as Frankie Machine

Eleanor Parker

as Zosch Machine

Kim Novak

as Molly

Arnold Stang

as Sparrow

Darren McGavin

as Louie

Robert Strauss

as Schwiefka

John Conte

as Drunky

Doro Merande

as Vi

George E. Stone

as Sam Markette

George Mathews

as Williams

Reviews

CinemaSerf

This story has quite a well trodden feel to it. Frank Sinatra's "Frankie" is released from a stint in prison and heads straight back to the drug-infused melting pot from whence he came. Initially intent on staying clean, soon peer pressures and his struggle to survive, with his high-maintenance wife...

r96sk

Bit of a slow-moving picture, one that might've ended sooner, though I do class <em>'The Man with the Golden Arm'</em> as something rather quite good. Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak keep events moving along with strong showings, Sinatra especially. Eleanor Parker is, though, the person onscreen that...

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