26 Dec 1955
The Man with the Golden Arm
A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2005.
Whirlpool
His was a life of the past...theirs of the future!
An ex-convict tries to connect with the daughter who doesn't even know he exists.
Top Billed Cast
Jack Holt Buck Rankin
Jean Arthur Sandra Rankin Morrison
Donald Cook Bob Andrews
Allen Jenkins Mac
Lila Lee Helen Rankin Morrison
John Miljan Barney Gaige
Rita La Roy Thelma
Oscar Apfel Newspaper Editor
Willard Robertson Judge Jim Morrison
Ward Bond Farley
Calvin Coolidge Self - President Calvin Coolidge (archive footage) (uncredited)
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