The Man with the Golden Arm
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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.
- Director
- Otto Preminger
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
- Worldwide
- $4M
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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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Box Office & Release
The Man with the Golden Arm returned 4.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $1M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $4M
- Release date
- Dec 26, 1955
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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