When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his former employer and his old drug dealer re-enter his life, Frankie finds it hard to stay clean and eventually finds himself succumbing to his old habits.

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Frank Sinatra

Frankie Machine

Eleanor Parker

Zosh Machine

Kim Novak

Molly

Arnold Stang

Sparrow

Darren McGavin

Louie

Robert Strauss

Schwiefka

John Conte

Drunky

Doro Merande

Vi

George E. Stone

Sam Markette

George Mathews

Williams

Leonid Kinskey

Dominiwski

Emile Meyer

Detective Bednar