The Man with the Golden Arm
Directed by Otto Preminger
Starring Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak, Arnold Stang, Darren McGavin, Robert Strauss, John Conte, Doro Merande, George E. Stone, George Mathews
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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.
- Original language
- English
- Screenplay
- Walter Newman, Lewis Meltzer, Nelson Algren
- Music
- Elmer Bernstein
- Cinematography
- Sam Leavitt
- Cast
- Arnold Stang, Darren McGavin, Robert Strauss, John Conte, Doro Merande, George E. Stone, George Mathews, Leonid Kinskey, Emile Meyer
Updated July 22, 2026
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