The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond 64 years old

The Wildest Mobster of the Roaring Twenties!

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

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.

Credits

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond Cast

Name Character
Simon Oakland He was 44, 68 years old when he died as Lt. Moody
Warren Oates He was 31, 53 years old when he died as Eddie Diamond
Joseph Ruskin He was 35, 89 years old when he died as Matt Moran
Robert Lowery He was 46, 58 years old when he died as Arnold Rothstein
Jesse White He was 43, 80 years old when he died as Leo 'Butcher' Bremer
Judson Pratt He was 43, 85 years old when he died as Fats Walsh
Gordon Jones He was 48, 52 years old when he died as Police Sgt. Joe Cassidy
Dyan Cannon She was 23, now 87 years old as Dixie
Frank de Kova He was 49, 71 years old when he died as Syndicate Chairman
Ray Danton He was 28, 60 years old when he died as Jack 'Legs' Diamond
Karen Steele She was 28, 56 years old when she died as Alice Scott
Elaine Stewart She was 29, 81 years old when she died as Monica Drake
Kenner G. Kemp He was 52, 77 years old when he died as Club Patron (uncredited)
Joseph Marr as Officer (uncredited)
Jack Deery as Club Patron (uncredited)
William Meader He was 55, 74 years old when he died as Spectator at Crash Scene (uncredited)

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond Crew

Name Department
Lucien Ballard as Director of Photography. He was 51 (80) years old when He died Camera
Folmar Blangsted as Editor. He was 55 (77) years old when He died Editing
Joseph Landon as Writer. Writing
Budd Boetticher as Director. He was 43 (85) years old when He died Directing
Milton Sperling as Producer. He was 47 (76) years old when He died Production
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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (64 years)

The Wildest Mobster of the Roaring Twenties!

  • Release day: Wednesday, February 03, 1960
  • Runtime: 101 minutes