Jazz drummer and 'golden armed' poker dealer returns to Chicago after serving a prison sentence. Determined not to fall back into his former narcotic habits, he eventually fails, heading deep into a heroin addiction. Set against a soundtrack of jazz, this drama features realism not often seen in movies of the 1950s. Directed by Otto Preminger. Written by Walter Newman, Lewis Metzer and Ben Hecht.
Jazz drummer and 'golden armed' poker dealer returns to Chicago after serving a prison sentence. Determined not to fall back into his former narcotic habits, he eventually fails, heading deep into a heroin addiction. Set against a soundtrack of jazz, this drama features realism not often seen in movies of the 1950s. Directed by Otto Preminger. Written by Walter Newman, Lewis Metzer and Ben Hecht.
