Directed by Otto Preminger
1h 59m
Drama
| Crime
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.
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
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