Released:
1955-12-26

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.

Director:
Otto Preminger

Runtime:
1h 59min

Genre:
Drama, Crime

• Cast:
• 
  Frank Sinatra
  as
  Frankie Machine
• 
  Eleanor Parker
  as
  Zosch Machine
• 
  Kim Novak
  as
  Molly
• 
  Arnold Stang
  as
  Sparrow
• 
  Darren McGavin
  as
  Louie