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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

1960, Crime/Drama, 1h 41m

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Movie Info

The New York killer (Ray Danton) goes from mob bodyguard to mob boss to mob target.

Genre:

Crime, Drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Budd Boetticher
Producer:

Milton Sperling
Release Date (Theaters):

Feb 3, 1960 original
Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 12, 2011
Runtime:

1h 41m
Distributor:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Crew

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

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Critic Reviews for The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

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Full Review… Richard Brody New Yorker

Full Review… John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

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Full Review… Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat

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Audience Reviews for The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

Jan 02, 2020

Sometimes overlooked, The Rise And Fall of Legs Diamond is one of the better crime bios of the 1950s (released in 1960). Ray Danton is magnetic in the title role of a psychopath Legs Diamond who holds no remorse for the multiple killings, betrayals and broken hearts he was responsible for. Unfortunately, most of the rest of the cast fails to match Danton's magnetism.

Aldo G Super Reviewer
Oct 14, 2007

Overlooked gangster picture with the fierce energy of the early classics. A rags to riches story with the typical hubristic, heartless, no-nonsense character battling to get to the top of the underworld.

Pierluigi P Super Reviewer

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