The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
1955 · Feature film · 119 min · dir. Otto Preminger
An 'untouchable' theme… an unusual motion picture!
- Drama
- film noir
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Otto Preminger
- Writer
- Walter Newman
- Composer
- Elmer Bernstein
- Cinematography
- Sam Leavitt
- Studio
- Carlyle Productions
- Released
- 1955-12-26
- Running time
- 119 minutes
Cast & crew
Otto Preminger Director
Emile Meyer
Frank Mills
Frank Marlowe
George Mathews
Frank Richards
Jack Mulhall
John Conte
Will Wright
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Too close to home. · The Spanman · 2022-08-27
Really great acting. I had a younger brother who got mixed up with the wrong people and started using. Before I knew it he was gone. It was too painful watching the sickness that the crap causes. They don’t call withdrawals the “Jew flu” for nothing. Only soulless demons push that stuff. Kim Novak was stunning. Don’t let me scare you off. This film is a classic. Preminger is a master.
★★★★ · insightful · Dbaldissera · 2023-09-22
A nuanced and truthful depiction of how addiction affects life and relationships. Excellent acting.
