The Man With the Golden Arm (1955)

Country: USA
Director: Otto Preminger
Production Co: Reel Media International [us],United Artists
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.4/10
Length: 119 mins

Storyline

Frankie Machine is a skilled card dealer and one-time heroin addict. When he returns home from jail, he struggles to find a new livelihood and to avoid slipping back into addiction.—Mike Campanelli

Plot Keywords

drummer, dysfunctional marriage, drug pusher, chicago illinois, husband wife relationship, falling to death, card game, drug addict, drug withdrawal, junkie, heroin, drug dealer, wheelchair, intoxication, injection, shot, drug addiction, beer, jazz, famous score

Short Review

The scene in which Sinatra writhes and screams in pain and delirium is one of the most shocking I have ever seen on the screen. But it is strong and effective, and, I believe, justifiable.