The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)

02/03/1960 (US) • 1h 41m

Crime, History

The Wildest Mobster of the Roaring Twenties!

Overview

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.

Top Billed 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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

new york city

prohibition era

gangster

mafia

1920s

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