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Stream Movies in HD - Free TrialThe Man with the Golden Arm stars Frank Sinatra as Frankie Machine, expert card dealer. Recently released from prison, Frankie is determined to get his life in order – and that means divesting himself of his drug habit. He dreams of becoming a jazz drummer, but his greedy wife Zosch (Eleanor Parker) wants him to continue his lucrative gambling activities. Since his wife is confined to a wheelchair as a result of a car accident caused by Frankie, he’s in no position to refuse.
In reality, Frankie’s wife is faking her disability to keep him under her thumb. Gambling boss Schwiefka (Robert Strauss) wants Frankie to deal at a high-stakes poker game; terrified that he’s lost his touch, Frankie asks dope pusher Louie (Darren McGavin) to supply him with narcotics. When Louie discovers that Zosch is not an invalid, she kills him, and Frankie (who is elsewhere at the time) is accused of the murder. He is willing to go to the cops, but he doesn’t want to show up with drugs in his system. So with the help of Molly (Kim Novak), Frankie locks himself up and goes ‘cold turkey’. After Zosch is killed in a suicidal fall, the path is cleared for Frankie to pursue a clean new life with Molly.
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