The Man with the Golden Arm

Dec 26, 1955

1h 59m

★ 7.2

An 'untouchable' theme… an unusual motion picture!

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Carlyle Productions

The Man with the Golden Arm Trailers

Cast

Frankie Machine

Frank Sinatra

Zosch Machine

Eleanor Parker

Molly

Kim Novak

Sparrow

Arnold Stang

Louie

Darren McGavin

Schwiefka

Robert Strauss

Drunky

John Conte

Doro Merande

Sam Markette

George E. Stone

Williams

George Mathews

Dominiwski

Leonid Kinskey

Detective Bednar

Emile Meyer

Lou Clark, a directionless 26-year-old from the English countryside, takes a job at the local castle as a caregiver and companion to a wealthy young banker, Will Traynor. Wheelchair-bound from an accident two years prior, the once adventurous Will has all but given up — that is until Lou determines to show him that life is worth living.

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