The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)
1h 41m
Running Time
February 3, 1960Release Date
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)
1h 41m
Running Time
February 3, 1960Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Joseph Ruskin
Matt Moran
Gordon Jones
Sgt. Joe Cassidy
Budd Boetticher
Director
Dyan Cannon
Dixie
Joseph Landon
Writer
Richard Gardner
Vince Coll
Milton Sperling
Producer
Don Anderson
Bartender (uncredited)
Leonard Rosenman
Composer
Sammy Armaro
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Lucien Ballard
Cinematographer
Herb Armstrong
Cherry Nose Gioe (uncredited)
Folmar Blangsted
Editor
Nesdon Booth
Pawnbroker / Fence (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
Club Patron (uncredited)
Al Capone
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Herman (uncredited)
Paul Comi
Paul (uncredited)
Jann Darlyn
Receptionist (uncredited)
Martin Dean
Teenager (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Club Patron (uncredited)
Jack Del Rio
Syndicate Man at Meeting (uncredited)
Dodie Drake
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Jim Drum
Officer (uncredited)
Norman Dupont
Louis - Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)
Saundra Edwards
Cigar Counter Girl (uncredited)
Bernard Fein
Frenchy La Marr (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Guard (uncredited)
Mickey Golden
Club Patron (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Gambler (uncredited)
Ralf Harolde
Doctor (uncredited)
Ed Haskett
Club Patron (uncredited)
Robert "Buzz" Henry
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Bob Herron
Thug (uncredited)
Judd Holdren
Haberdashery Clerk (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Dyke Johnson
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Valley Keene
#21 Girl (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Club Patron (uncredited)
Arthur Kendall
Waxey Gordon (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Club Patron (uncredited)
Carey Loftin
Thug (uncredited)
Arthur Lovejoy
Doorman (uncredited)
Ralph Manza
Bookmaker (uncredited)
Joseph Marr
Officer (uncredited)
William Meader
Spectator at Crash Scene (uncredited)
Sid Melton
Little Augie (uncredited)
Frances Mercer
Flo - Brothel Madam (uncredited)
King Mojave
Club Patron (uncredited)
Dorothy Neumann
Woman Outside Movie Theatre (uncredited)
Ron Nyman
Dance Contestant (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Club Patron (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal
Dance School Owner (uncredited)
Charles Owens
Gunman (uncredited)
Charles H. Radilak
Waiter (uncredited)
Jean Ransome
Club Patron (uncredited)
Wally Rose
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Clark Ross
Monetti (uncredited)
Jack Santoro
Observer at Scene (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Syndicate Man at Meeting (uncredited)
Bernard Sell
Gambler (uncredited)
Robert 'Buddy' Shaw
(uncredited)
Hazel Shermet
Mrs. Cassidy (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
Croupier (uncredited)
Chet Stratton
Mr. LaTour (uncredited)
Harry Swoger
Big Harry Weston (uncredited)
John Truax
Driver (uncredited)
Edwin Tuttle
Waiter (uncredited)
Jimmy Walker
Himself - Mayor of New York City (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tim Wallace
Bartender (uncredited)
Maurice Wells
Doctor (uncredited)
Lee Whitney
Flashily Dressed Girl (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Guard (uncredited)
John Gabriel
Gunman (uncredited)
Richard L. Wilson
Gaffer
Henry Vilardo
Makeup Artist
George Taylor
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 3, 1960
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 41m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond is a 1960 crime film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Ray Danton, Karen Steele and Elaine Stewart. The supporting cast features Warren Oates, Jesse White and Robert Lowery. The picture marked the film debut of Dyan Cannon and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design for Howard Shoup.