The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

5.8 / 10

(19 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Crime,

History

Duration:

101 minutes

Year:

1960

Director:

Budd Boetticher

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Company:

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

Crew:
Budd Boetticher

Director

Lucien Ballard

Director of Photography

Folmar Blangsted

Editor

Milton Sperling

Producer

Joseph Landon

Writer