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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1955-12-26
- video_camera_front Companies Carlyle Productions
- timer Runtime: 119 Mins
- star Rating: 7.2 / 10
- favorite Likes: 232 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0048347
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Frank Sinatra
Frankie Machine

Eleanor Parker
Zosch Machine

Kim Novak
Molly

Arnold Stang
Sparrow

Darren McGavin
Louie

Robert Strauss
Schwiefka

John Conte
Drunky

Doro Merande
Vi

George E. Stone
Sam Markette

George Mathews
Williams

Leonid Kinskey
Dominiwski

Emile Meyer
Detective Bednar

Shorty Rogers
Band Leader

Shelly Manne
Drummer

Herschel Graham
Club Safari Patron (uncredited)

Frank Mills
Street Vagrant (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Street Vagrant (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Club Safari Patron (uncredited)

Jered Barclay

Leonard Bremen

Paul E. Burns

Pete Candoli

Harold 'Tommy' Hart

Mike Lally

Frank Marlowe

Joe McTurk

Gordon Mitchell

Jack Mulhall

Ralph Neff

Norman Papson

Ernest Raboff

Frank Richards

Suzanne Ridgway

Charles Seel

Martha Wentworth

Will Wright
groups Crew

Helen Thurston
Stunts

Otto Preminger
Director

Walter Newman
Screenplay

Sam Leavitt
Director of Photography

Joseph C. Wright
Production Design

Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration

Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer

Louis R. Loeffler
Editor

Albert Myers
Camera Operator

Otto Preminger
Producer

Lewis Meltzer
Screenplay

Jack McEdward
Production Manager

Paul Baxley
Stunts

Martha Crawford
Stunt Double

Hazel Keats
Hairstylist

Ben Lane
Makeup Artist

Adele Parmenter
Wardrobe Master

Helene Parrish
Hairstylist

Joe King
Wardrobe Master

Jack Solomon
Sound Engineer

Bernard Ponedel
Makeup Artist

Leon Birnbaum
Music Editor

Jack Stone
Makeup Artist

James Almond
Lighting Technician

Max Slater
Producer's Assistant

Saul Bass
Title Designer

Mary Ann Nyberg
Costume Supervisor

Morris Rosen
Key Grip

Nelson Algren
Novel

Kathleen Fagan
Script Supervisor

Horace Hough
Assistant Director

James Engle
Assistant Director

Ben Hecht
Additional Writing
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