The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
“The Wildest Mobster of the Roaring Twenties!”
1960 · 1 h 41 min
Directed by 
Budd Boetticher
Budd BoetticherCast
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Plot
Jack Diamond and his sidekick climb the underworld in 1920s New York and are brought down by betrayal.
Sinekatalog’s take
Budd Boetticher's gangster biopic, with Ray Danton and Karen Steele, is lean, cold and punchy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (1,605 votes)
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