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Title: King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| David Janssen | ... | Arnold Rothstein | |
| Dianne Foster | ... | Carolyn Green Rothstein | |
| Jack Carson | ... | Timothy W. 'Big Tim' O'Brien | |
| Diana Dors | ... | Madge | |
| Dan O'Herlihy | ... | Detective Phil Butler | |
| Mickey Shaughnessy | ... | Jim Kelly | |
| Keenan Wynn | ... | Tom Fowler | |
| William Demarest | ... | Henry Hecht | |
| Regis Toomey | ... | Bill Baird | |
| Robert Ellenstein | ... | Lenny | |
| Tim Rooney | ... | Johnny Burke as Young Boy (as Timothy Rooney) | |
| Murvyn Vye | ... | Williams | |
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Jimmy Baird | ... | Arnold Rothstein as Young Boy (as Jim Baird) |
| Joseph Schildkraut | ... | Abraham Rothstein | |
| Mickey Rooney | ... | Johnny Burke | |
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Moving from one scam to another Arnold Rothstein quickly becomes rich, and settles into the life of owning big-town gambling joints. Along the way he falls in loves and marries, makes a life-long enemy of a cop on the take, and gradually becomes hardened even to his closest friends. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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receptionist: [answers the telephone] International Tobacco. Yes. Just a moment, please.
Arnold Rothstein: [Rothstein hands a card to the receptionist] I'd like to see Mr. Simmons, please.
receptionist: Oh yes, you're expected. Go right in.
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The clock on the mantelpiece in Rothstein's home changes from running (pendulum swinging) to not running several times. See more »Quotes
[first lines]receptionist: [answers the telephone] International Tobacco. Yes. Just a moment, please.
Arnold Rothstein: [Rothstein hands a card to the receptionist] I'd like to see Mr. Simmons, please.
receptionist: Oh yes, you're expected. Go right in.
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11 June 1961 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Before watching "King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein", I decided to read up on the man. After all, I'd heard very little about him and had just seen a small amount about him in the Ray Danton film "The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond"...so I wanted to know more about his exploits. Well, I am glad I did because as I watched the movie I realized that the script often had little to do with the real Rothstein and even portrayed his murder incorrectly....so I knew to take the film with a grain of salt.
So, if you realize it's mostly fiction, is the film worth seeing? Not especially, as for a gangster film it really didn't have much action nor violence....so you are bound to be disappointed. Also, while I like David Janssen, here he just seemed as if he was tranquilized. My feeling is that if you are going to fictionalize a guy's life, couldn't you ficitonalize a bit of excitement into the script and acting as well??