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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)

Directed by Budd Boetticher · 101 min · Crime, History

6.0 TOPICAL score · #6,052 of 6,776 films

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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.

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960, directed by Budd Boetticher) has a TOPICAL score of 6.0 - ranked 6,052 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 6.1/10 (26 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 7 languages.

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Critics-
Audience25
Awards42
Historical impact5
Lasting engagement14
Cast-
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Ray Danton, Karen Steele, Elaine Stewart, Jesse White

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