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Cast
Frank Sinatra | As: Frankie Machine | |
Eleanor Parker | As: Zosch Machine | |
Kim Novak | As: Molly | |
Arnold Stang | As: Sparrow | |
Darren McGavin | As: Louie |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | An 'untouchable' theme… an unusual motion picture! |
Certification: | NR |
Cast
Frank Sinatra |
Frankie Machine |
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Eleanor Parker |
Zosch Machine |
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Kim Novak |
Molly |
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Arnold Stang |
Sparrow |
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Darren McGavin |
Louie |
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Robert Strauss |
Schwiefka |
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John Conte |
Drunky |
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Doro Merande |
Vi |
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George E. Stone |
Sam Markette |
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George Mathews |
Williams |
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Leonid Kinskey |
Dominiwski |
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Emile Meyer |
Detective Bednar |
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Shorty Rogers |
Band Leader |
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Shelly Manne |
Drummer |
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Herschel Graham |
Club Safari Patron (uncredited) |
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Frank Mills |
Street Vagrant (uncredited) |
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Harry 'Snub' Pollard |
Street Vagrant (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Sayre |
Club Safari Patron (uncredited) |
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Jered Barclay |
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Leonard Bremen |
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Paul E. Burns |
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Pete Candoli |
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Harold 'Tommy' Hart |
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Mike Lally |
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Frank Marlowe |
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Joe McTurk |
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Gordon Mitchell |
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Jack Mulhall |
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Ralph Neff |
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Norman Papson |
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Ernest Raboff |
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Frank Richards |
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Suzanne Ridgway |
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Charles Seel |
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Martha Wentworth |
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Will Wright |
Directed By
Otto Preminger |
Director |
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Horace Hough |
Assistant Director |
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James Engle |
Assistant Director |
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Kathleen Fagan |
Script Supervisor |
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Writing Credits
Walter Newman |
Screenplay |
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Lewis Meltzer |
Screenplay |
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Nelson Algren |
Novel |
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Production Crew
Otto Preminger |
Producer |
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Jack McEdward |
Production Manager |
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Max Slater |
Producer's Assistant |
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Edited By
Louis R. Loeffler |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Bernard Ponedel |
Makeup Artist |
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Joe King |
Wardrobe Master |
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Adele Parmenter |
Wardrobe Master |
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Ben Lane |
Makeup Artist |
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Jack Stone |
Makeup Artist |
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Hazel Keats |
Hairstylist |
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Mary Ann Nyberg |
Costume Supervisor |
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Helene Parrish |
Hairstylist |
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Sound
Elmer Bernstein |
Original Music Composer |
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Leon Birnbaum |
Music Editor |
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Jack Solomon |
Sound Engineer |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Sam Leavitt |
Director of Photography |
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Albert Myers |
Camera Operator |
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Morris Rosen |
Key Grip |
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Lighting
James Almond |
Lighting Technician |
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Art Department
Darrell Silvera |
Set Decoration |
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Joseph C. Wright |
Production Design |
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Saul Bass |
Title Designer |
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Other Crew
Helen Thurston |
Stunts |
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Martha Crawford |
Stunt Double |
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Paul Baxley |
Stunts |
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Ben Hecht |
Additional Writing |
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