The Man with the Golden Arm
1955When 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.
Acted in
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
Leonid Kinskey
as Dominiwski
Emile Meyer
as Detective Bednar
Shorty Rogers
as Band Leader
Shelly Manne
as Drummer
Herschel Graham
as Club Safari Patron (uncredited)
Frank Mills
as Street Vagrant (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
as Street Vagrant (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Club Safari Patron (uncredited)
Jered Barclay
Leonard Bremen
Paul E. Burns
Pete Candoli
Harold 'Tommy' Hart
Mike Lally
Frank Marlowe
Joe McTurk
Gordon Mitchell
Jack Mulhall
Ralph Neff
Norman Papson
Ernest Raboff
Frank Richards
Suzanne Ridgway
Charles Seel
Martha Wentworth
Will Wright