1955/12/26 (US) | Drama, Crime
An 'untouchable' theme… an unusual motion picture!
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.
Otto Preminger
Director
Walter Newman
Screenplay
Lewis Meltzer
Screenplay
Frank Sinatra
Frankie Machine
Eleanor Parker
Zosch Machine
Kim Novak
Molly
Arnold Stang
Sparrow
Darren McGavin
Louie
Robert Strauss
Schwiefka
John Conte
Drunky
$ 1,000,000
$ 4,350,000
Released
Helen Thurston
Stunts
Sam Leavitt
Director of Photography
Joseph C. Wright
Production Design
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Louis R. Loeffler
Editor