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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond 1960

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.

Directed by: Budd Boetticher
Written by: Joseph Landon
Runtime: 101 minutes
Critics score:
71 / 100
Tagline: The Wildest Mobster of the Roaring Twenties!
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 
Robert Lowery Robert Lowery
Arnold Rothstein 
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