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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

1960
1h 41m
Crime
History

Status

Released

Release

1960

Runtime

1h 41m

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Storyline

"The Wildest Mobster of the Roaring Twenties!"

Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewelry thieves. After a spell in jail, the coldly ambitious Diamond hits on the idea of stealing from thieves himself and sets about getting close to gangster boss Arnold Rothstein to move in on his booze, girls, gambling, and drugs operations.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 41m
Feb 3, 1960
Languages
German
English
French
Italian
Director
Budd Boetticher
Budd Boetticher
Production
United States Pictures
United States Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

79 Cast Members

Ray Danton

Ray Danton

Jack 'Legs' Diamond

Karen Steele

Karen Steele

Alice Scott

Elaine Stewart

Elaine Stewart

Monica Drake

Jesse White

Jesse White

Leo 'Butcher' Bremer

Simon Oakland

Simon Oakland

Lt. Moody

Robert Lowery

Robert Lowery

Arnold Rothstein

Judson Pratt

Judson Pratt

Fats Walsh

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Eddie Diamond

Frank De Kova

Frank De Kova

Syndicate Chairman

Gordon Jones

Gordon Jones

Police Sgt. Joe Cassidy

Joseph Ruskin

Joseph Ruskin

Matt Moran

Dyan Cannon

Dyan Cannon

Dixie

Richard Gardner

Vince Coll

Don Anderson

Bartender (uncredited)

Sammy Armaro

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Herb Armstrong

Herb Armstrong

Cherry Nose Gioe (uncredited)

Nesdon Booth

Nesdon Booth

Pawnbroker / Fence (uncredited)

George Bruggeman

Club Patron (uncredited)

Al Capone

Al Capone

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dick Cherney

Herman (uncredited)

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