The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
“The Wildest Mobster of the Roaring Twenties!”
1960•NR•1h 41m•6.1•Released
CrimeHistory
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.
Director
Budd Boetticher
Writer
Joseph Landon
Languages
German, English, French
Studio
United States Pictures
Cast
Ray Danton
Jack 'Legs' Diamond
Karen Steele
Alice Scott
Elaine Stewart
Monica Drake
Jesse White
Leo 'Butcher' Bremer
Simon Oakland
Lt. Moody
Robert Lowery
Arnold Rothstein
Judson Pratt
Fats Walsh
Warren Oates
Eddie Diamond
Frank De Kova
Syndicate Chairman
Gordon Jones
Police Sgt. Joe Cassidy
Joseph Ruskin
Matt Moran
Dyan Cannon
Dixie
Richard Gardner
Vince Coll
Don Anderson
Bartender (uncredited)
Sammy Armaro
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Production
Company
United States Pictures
Producer
Milton Sperling
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