The Man with the Golden Arm
Story of a drug addict.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Frankie Machine Frank Sinatra
- Zosh Eleanor Parker
- Molly Kim Novak
- Sparrow Arnold Stang
- Louie Darren Mcgavin
- Schwiefka Robert Strauss
- Johnny, 'Drunky' John Conte
- Vi Doro Merande
- Markette George E. Stone
- Williams George Mathews
- Dominowski Leonid Kinskey
- Bednar Emile Meyer
- [himself] Shorty Rogers
- [himself] Shelly Manne
- [Piggy] Frank Richards
- [Harry Lane] Will Wright
- [Kvorka] Harold Tommy Hart
- [Antek] Frank Marlowe
- [meter reader] Joe Mcturk
- [Chester] Ralph Neff
- [Bird Dog] Ernest Raboff
- [Vangie] Martha Wentworth
- [junkie] Jerry Barclay
- [taxi driver] Lennie Bremen
- ['Suspenders'] Paul E. Burns
- [landlord] Charles Seel
Credits
Direction
- Director Otto Preminger
- Assistant Director Horace Hough
- Assistant Director James Engle
- Script Supervisor Kathleen Fagan
Production
- Production Company Carlyle Productions
- Producer Otto Preminger
- Production Manager Jack Mcedward
- Assistant to Producer Max Slater
Writing
- Screenplay Walter Newman
- Screenplay Lewis Meltzer
- Based on the novel by Nelson Algren
Photography
- Director of Photography Sam Leavitt
- Lighting Technician James Almond
- Camera Operator Al Myers
- Head Grip Morris Rosen
Editing
- Editor Louis Loeffler
Design
- Production Designer Joseph C. Wright
- Set Decorator Darrell Silvera
Costumes
- Costume Supervisor Mary Ann Nyberg
- Men's Wardrobe Joe King
- Women's Wardrobe Adele Parmenter
Make-up
- Make-up Jack Stone
- Make-up Bernard Ponedel
- Make-up Ben Lane
- Hairstylist Helene Parrish
- Hairstylist Hazel Keats
Titles
- Title Design Saul Bass
Music
- Music Elmer Bernstein
- Jazz Sequences Played by Shorty Rogers and his Giants
- Jazz Sequences Played by Shelly Manne
- [Orchestrations] Fred Steiner
- Music Editor Leon Birnbaum
Sound
- Sound Engineer Jack Solomon