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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)

Movie"The Wildest Mobster of the Roaring Twenties!"
Audience Score
58
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NR 1 hr 41 minFeb 3rd, 1960History, Crime
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.
StarringRay DantonKaren SteeleElaine Stewart
DirectorBudd Boetticher
WriterJoseph Landon

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:February 3rd, 1960
Original Language:English
Production Companies:United States Pictures
Movie Tags:
new york citygangstermafia1920sprohibition era