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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 ...
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond: Directed by Budd Boetticher. With Ray Danton, Karen Steele, Elaine Stewart, Jesse White. Neo-noir about a small-time New York City criminal whose ambition is to become a big-time crime boss during the Prohibition era.
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- Biography, Crime, History
- Budd Boetticher
- 1960-05-15
Brief Synopsis. A small-time thief kills his way to the top of the New York rackets. Cast & Crew. Read More. Budd Boetticher. Director. Ray Danton. Legs Diamond. Karen Steele. Alice. Elaine Stewart. Monica. Jesse White. Leo Bremer. Simon Oakland. Lt. Moody. Photos & Videos. View All. Film Details. Also Known As. The Life and Death of Legs Diamond.
Great character players and rising hopefuls (such as Dyan Cannon as mob "pigeon" Dixie) adds to the terrific pleasures of this throwback to classic Warner Bros. 1930s gangster sagas. It's one ...
Budd Boetticher, director of Seven Men from Now, The Tall T, Ride Lonesome, Comanche Station, A Time for Dying, The Cimarron Kid, and Bronco Buster, delivers The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond.
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- Ray Danton
- Budd Boetticher
- United States Pictures
Jun 22, 2017 · Legs Diamond is the story of a small time hood who rises to the top of the rackets and then is summarily cut down, a con man who never cared for anyone but himself, yet still somehow managed to live a charmed life right up to his violent end. Boetticher’s direction is razor sharp, and often does more with images than with dialogue.
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.
