Gambler Arnold Rothstein marries an actress, avenges his buddy and meets an underworld fate.
Acting
David Janssen's controlled stillness vs. the era's chaos.
Production
Gritty period detail on a shoestring budget.
Writing
Screenplay by Jo Swerling, noir legend behind Scarface.
Director
Joseph M. Newman
David Janssen
Arnold Rothstein
Dianne Foster
Carolyn Green Rothstein
Jack Carson
Timothy W. 'Big Tim' O'Brien
Diana Dors
Madge
Dan O'Herlihy
Detective Phil Butler
Mickey Shaughnessy
Jim Kelly
Keenan Wynn
Tom Fowler
William Demarest
Henry Hecht
Regis Toomey
Bill Baird
Robert Ellenstein
Lenny
Tim Rooney
Johnny Burke as Young Boy
Murvyn Vye
Williams
Jimmy Baird
Arnold Rothstein as Young Boy
Joseph Schildkraut
Abraham Rothstein
Mickey Rooney
Johnny Burke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Rothstein never touched alcohol—Janssen reportedly insisted on playing him straight, no Hollywood vices.
This flopped in '61 because Americans were done with gangsters; Bonnie and Clyde would resurrect the genre six years later.
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