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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.
Theatrical
Dec 26, 1955
Box Office
$4.4M
Budget
$1.0M
Return
4.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 16, 2000
Theaters
1
Director
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Music
Studio
Carlyle Productions
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Cast
Full credits →F
Frank Sinatra
Frankie Machine
E
Eleanor Parker
Zosh Machine
K
Kim Novak
Molly
A
Arnold Stang
Sparrow
D
Darren McGavin
Louie
R
Robert Strauss
Schwiefka
J
John Conte
Drunky
D
Doro Merande
Vi
G
George E. Stone
Sam Markette
G
George Mathews
Williams
L
Leonid Kinskey
Dominiwski
E
Emile Meyer
Detective Bednar
S
Shorty Rogers
Band Leader
S
Shelly Manne
Drummer
H
Herschel Graham
Club Safari Patron (uncredited)
F
Frank Mills
Street Vagrant (uncredited)
H
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Street Vagrant (uncredited)
J
Jeffrey Sayre
Club Safari Patron (uncredited)
J
Jered Barclay
L
Leonard Bremen
