The Man with the Golden Arm

     

The Man with the Golden Arm1955

Stars: Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak, Arnold Stang
Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Rating: PASSED
Runtime: 119 minutes

The Man with the Golden Arm is a 1955 American drama film with elements of film noir, based on the novel of the same name by Nelson Algren, which tells the story of a drug addict who gets clean while in prison, but struggles to stay that way in the … more »


Frankie Machine:
Right now I need a fix. Just one fix to help me stop hurting'... [Molly suggests he quit using] You mean just stop? Cold turkey? You don't understand... the pain...

Molly:
What else can you do?

Frankie Machine:
All I need is one shot, just one.

Molly:
All right. [She takes money from a drawer] Here. Take it. Go on and take it all. Cause all that you're gonna need after that one shot is another and then another and then another. Take it. [She throws her money at him] Take it. Why should you hurt like other people hurt? Yeah, so you had a dog's life with never a break. Why try to face it like most people do? No, just roll up all your pains into one big hurt and then flatten it with a fix.

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