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.
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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond was released in 1960 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 8 reviews, giving The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 75%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 70%.
With a score of 70%, The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1960, which stands at 62%.
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