Arnold Stang, Darren McGavin, Eleanor Parker
A professional card dealer returns to Chicago after rehab for heroin addiction. But his overpowering wife, his old street buddies, and the allure of a ''B-girl'', coupled with his real dream to become...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 16, 2000
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October 5, 2007Once again Otto Preminger prodded at the boundaries of cinema in this dramatization of drug addiction starring Frank Sinatra as an "ex" junkie trying to rebuild his life. Although a little tame by todays standards, it was ground breaking at the time and it contains some intellige...( read more)
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June 22, 2007Otto Preminger, ever the boundary-pusher, turns his hand towards the perils of drug addiction in this ace tale of urban squalor and degradation.
Frank Sinatra is our main man here, trapped between several rocks and hard places; indebted to the local gambler and forced into an un...( read more) -
November 15, 2006Great, great movie. If you ever doubted Sinatra's ability to act this will prove you wrong.
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May 30, 2008Back in ye olden tymes, filmmakers didn't need flashy special effects or fancy-nancy camera moves in order to make a good movie. All they needed was a compelling script, actors with enough talent to make an audience connect with it, and a camera with film to capture it all.
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June 24, 2008The first Hollywood studio film to tackle the issue of hard drug abuse. The film was directed by Otto Preminger who was known for introducing mature themes to studio films. This is a smart depiction of drug abuse, more Lost Weekend than Reefer Madness. Frank Sinatra gives a very ...( read more)
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October 28, 2009Overwrought 50's drama with some good acting and some that is over the top, once shocking subject matter has lost some of its punch.
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September 23, 2009It is a very ruff depiction of a drug addict for the time. It is intermingled with other subplots. If you like old black and white movies, you will probably appreciate this movie.
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September 5, 2009A little boring and severely dated since 80% of movies today are about hardcore drug use. Sinatra is okay in the lead.
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August 17, 2009Beautiful noir on drug addiction and crime circles. The wife is a bit unbelievable though.
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