The Man with the Golden Arm

1955 · Movie · NR · 119 min

Less advocacy-driven than 100% of Drama titles →
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Made first for older women 1

The Man with the Golden Arm's audience scores lean most toward older women at 74 of 100, with comparable appeal to older men 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 3.

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    Audience scoreolder women 74 of 100 is the top quadrant, with older men 63 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
  3. 3
    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his former employer and his old drug dealer re-enter his life, Frankie finds it hard to stay clean and eventually finds himself succumbing to his old habits.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Women
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
26
Young Women
37
Older Men
63
Older Women
74
Advocacy0
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
74
Black
26
Hispanic
28
Asian
38
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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The average advocacy score of Drama titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.

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195627
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195836
195919
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1963014
196418
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196819
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197108
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1973014
1974115
1975213
1976120
197708
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1979111
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1982113
1983015
1984114
1985211
1986212
1987119
1988213
1989116
1990014
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1993123
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1995226
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1998324
1999342
2000141
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2002241
2003236
2004265
2005266
2006180
2007168
2008149
2009228
2010521
2011324
2012219
2013424
2014622
2015818
2016523
2017730
2018535
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Cast & Crew

Otto Preminger (director) · James Engle (director)