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The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 26, 1955

Runtime

1h 59m

Genres

Drama, Crime

User Score

71%

Original Title

The Man with the Golden Arm

Production Companies

Carlyle Productions

Director

Otto Preminger

Budget

$1,000,000

Revenue

$4,350,000

Description

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.