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About this film
The Man with the Golden Arm is a 1955 American independent drama film noir directed by Otto Preminger, based on the novel of the same name by Nelson Algren. Because the film dealt with the then taboo subject of illicit drug use, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) refused to grant it their seal of approval. The film’s acclaim, however, contributed to the loosening of the MPAA’s restrictions on subject matter the following year. Sinatra received an Academy Award nomination for his performance, and Darren McGavin also earned praise for his portrayal of a drug dealer. The movie’s riveting jazz score by Elmer Bernstein and striking graphics by Saul Bass—especially the latter’s animated paper cutout of a heroin addict’s arm in the opening sequence—were highly innovative and were influential in the movie industry. When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine (Frank Sinatra) 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, small-time con man Schwiefka (Robert Strauss), and Frankie's old drug dealer, Louis (Darren McGavin), re-enter his…
Directors & creators
Otto Preminger
Subjects
heroin,drums,chicago,Otto Preminger,frank sinatra,, addiction, prison, drama, film-noir