The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewelry thieves. After a spell in jail, the coldly ambitious Diamond hits on the idea of stealing from thieves himself and sets about getting close to gangster boss Arnold Rothstein to move in on his booze, girls, gambling, and drugs operations.
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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 3, 1960
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Crime, History
User Score
58%
Original Title
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
Production Companies
United States Pictures
Director
Budd Boetticher
Description
Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewelry thieves. After a spell in jail, the coldly ambitious Diamond hits on the idea of stealing from thieves himself and sets about getting close to gangster boss Arnold Rothstein to move in on his booze, girls, gambling, and drugs operations.
