

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
The Wildest Mobster of the Roaring Twenties!
Crime
History
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1960-02-03
Runtime:
1h 41m
Director:
Budd Boetticher
Writer:
Joseph Landon
Top 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

Gordon Jones
Police Sgt. Joe Cassidy

Joseph Ruskin
Matt Moran

Dyan Cannon
Dixie
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