Jack Diamond - gangsteri

It's the roaring 20's New York City. Ambitious thief Jack Diamond (Ray Danton) arrives in town with his cautious brother Eddie Diamond. He takes dance instructor Alice Shiffer to the movies and uses her as cover to steal a diamond neckless. He gets a job working for gangster Arnold Rothstein who gives him the nickname Legs.

This depends on how one views Ray Danton's work in this movie. I don't know much about his long career. It's possible that I've seen him in other movies. He has a good gangster look which could be even leading man looks. I just don't see him with the right personality to be more than a hood. He can be a charismatic hood but he can't be anything different. I think that's what's missing here. He needs that rooting interest. With all the bad that he does, he needs some kind of good guy interior to allow the audience to cheer for him.