The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

IMDb 5.8 1960 • 101 min • CrimeHistory

Director

Budd Boetticher

Country

US

Plot Summary

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 Cast

Ray Danton
Ray Danton Jack 'Legs' Diamond
Karen Steele
Karen Steele Alice Scott
Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart Monica Drake
Jesse White
Jesse White Leo 'Butcher' Bremer
Simon Oakland
Simon Oakland Lt. Moody