The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)
The Wildest Mobster of the Roaring Twenties!
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.
Rated
NR
Year
1960
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
3 February 1960
TMDB
6.1 (26)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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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
R
Richard Gardner
Vince Coll
Don Anderson
Bartender (uncredited)
S
Sammy Armaro
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Herb Armstrong
Cherry Nose Gioe (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth
Pawnbroker / Fence (uncredited)
G
George Bruggeman
Club Patron (uncredited)
Al Capone
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
D
Dick Cherney
Herman (uncredited)
Paul Comi
Paul (uncredited)
J
Jann Darlyn
Receptionist (uncredited)
M
Martin Dean
Teenager (uncredited)
J
Jack Deery
Club Patron (uncredited)
J
Jack Del Rio
Syndicate Man at Meeting (uncredited)
D
Dodie Drake
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
J
Jim Drum
Officer (uncredited)
N
Norman Dupont
Louis - Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)
S
Saundra Edwards
Cigar Counter Girl (uncredited)
B
Bernard Fein
Frenchy La Marr (uncredited)
R
Rudy Germane
Guard (uncredited)
M
Mickey Golden
Club Patron (uncredited)
J
James Gonzalez
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
R
Robert Haines
Gambler (uncredited)
Ralf Harolde
Doctor (uncredited)
E
Ed Haskett
Club Patron (uncredited)
Robert "Buzz" Henry
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Bob Herron
Thug (uncredited)
Judd Holdren
Haberdashery Clerk (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
Bodyguard (uncredited)
D
Dyke Johnson
Bodyguard (uncredited)
V
Valley Keene
#21 Girl (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Club Patron (uncredited)
A
Arthur Kendall
Waxey Gordon (uncredited)
J
Joseph La Cava
Club Patron (uncredited)
Carey Loftin
Thug (uncredited)
A
Arthur Lovejoy
Doorman (uncredited)
Ralph Manza
Bookmaker (uncredited)
J
Joseph Marr
Officer (uncredited)
W
William Meader
Spectator at Crash Scene (uncredited)
Sid Melton
Little Augie (uncredited)
Frances Mercer
Flo - Brothel Madam (uncredited)
K
King Mojave
Club Patron (uncredited)
Dorothy Neumann
Woman Outside Movie Theatre (uncredited)
R
Ron Nyman
Dance Contestant (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Club Patron (uncredited)
A
Anne O'Neal
Dance School Owner (uncredited)
C
Charles Owens
Gunman (uncredited)
C
Charles H. Radilak
Waiter (uncredited)
J
Jean Ransome
Club Patron (uncredited)
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