Release

26/12/1955

Rating

⭐ 7.2/10

Runtime

119 min

Status

Released

Budget

$1,000,000

Revenue

$4,350,000

Genres

Drama Crime

Languages

English

Links

IMDb Wikidata

Geronimo19672022-11-14T09:54:19.227Z

7/10

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, ...

r96sk2024-05-29T00:03:30.305Z

8/10

Bit of a slow-moving picture, one that might've ended sooner, though I do class 'The Man with the Golden Arm' as something rather quite good.

Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak keep events moving along with strong showings, Sinatra especially. Eleanor Parker is, th...

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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.