In the late 1940s, Frankie Majcinek (Frank Sinatra), who is known as Frankie Machine, returns to Chicago's South Side, which is mostly inhabited by Polish Americans, after serving a six-month sentence at a federal narcotics hospital. The denizens of Antek's Tug `n' Maul Tavern, Frankie's favorite bar, are pleased to see Frankie, especially his best friend, "lost dog finder" Sparrow (Arnold Stang). Although Frankie's former drug supplier, "Nifty" Louie Fomorowski (Darren McGavin), offers Frankie a free "fix, Frankie refuses and vows to Sparrow that he has kicked narcotics for good and intends to become a drummer for a big-name band.

GENRE: Drama
MPAA RATING: No Rating
RUN TIME: 1h 59m
RELEASE DATE: December 15, 1955
STARRING: Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Eleanor Parker, Arnold Stang, Robert Strauss
DIRECTOR(S): Otto Preminger
PRODUCER(S): Otto Preminger
WRITER(S): Walter Newman, Lewis Meltzer, Ben Hecht
STUDIO: United Artists