The Man With the Golden Arm

Frank Sinatra stars in Otto Preminger's groundbreaking film which deals with the issue of heroin addiction - a subject matter considered to be shocking in 1955 and one that did not follow the strict Hollywood production code of the time. The film was also the first to use a jazz soundtrack, by the then almost unknown Elmer Bernstein. Sinatra plays a poker dealer with a drugs problem, who is trying to kick the habit and start a new life as a jazz drummer. He wants to earn enough money to find a cure for his wheelchair bound wife, Zosh (Eleanor Parker), but is tempted away from his marital duties by his enigmatic neighbour (Kim Novak).

Actor: Kim Novak
Actor: Eleanor Parker
Actor: George E. Stone
Actor: Frank Sinatra
Actor: Robert Strauss
Director: Otto Preminger
Producer: Otto Preminger
Actor: Darren McGavin
Actor: Arnold Stang
Actor: Doro Merande
Actor: John Conte
Music: Elmer Bernstein
Writer: Walter Newman
Writer: Lewis Meltzer