King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein

19611961
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1h 46m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

280

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Mickey Rooney, Diana Dors, Jack Carson, William Demarest, Dianne Foster, David Janssen, Dan O'Herlihy, Joseph Schildkraut, Mickey Shaughnessy, and Keenan Wynn in King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)

Biography Crime Drama

The story of flamboyant Prohibition-era gangster, gambler and bootlegger Arnold Rothstein.The story of flamboyant Prohibition-era gangster, gambler and bootlegger Arnold Rothstein.The story of flamboyant Prohibition-era gangster, gambler and bootlegger Arnold Rothstein.

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

280

YOUR RATING

Director
- Joseph M. Newman
Writers
- Jo Swerling(screenplay)
- Leo Katcher(book "The Big Bankroll")
Stars

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Diana Dors, Dianne Foster, and David Janssen in King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)

Mickey Rooney and David Janssen in King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)

Dianne Foster in King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)

Mickey Rooney, William Demarest, and David Janssen in King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)

Diana Dors in King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)

Trivia
This was Jack Carson's final film before his death on January 2, 1963 at the age of 52.

Goofs
The clock on the mantelpiece in Rothstein's home changes from running (pendulum swinging) to not running several times.

Quotes
Arnold Rothstein: It's the royal flush I want. Just one time before I die. A royal flush in a no limit game.

Connections
Featured in Best in Action: 1961 (2018)

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Review

Featured review

3/10

As Exciting As Mineral Water

You would think that it might be difficult to make a dull movie about the "roaring" twenties. This movie succeeds in spades. The lead actor (TV"s The Fugitive) is as stiff and flat as any ever seen on the big screen. Most of the performance involves staring down and looking up once in awhile with a half smile.

In fact only big little Mickey Rooney shows any life and thus through contrast steals the shallow show where the most exciting scene involves the transportation of a racehorse.

Of all the The Untouchables rip-offs of that era this is the worst. There is very little violence, except a punch thrown now and then, and very little else worth watching in this slow as sludge, talky, unconvincing Biography.

What we are left with is a TV looking widescreen film that has nothing in its scope. This movie is so bad that maybe we should turn our binoculars around just to get a laugh.

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