By Signal Staff
Ol’ Blue Eyes comes to Santa Clarita Valley residents’ screens — in a serious role — this weekend as Buzz Classic Movies presents a Saturday night showing of “The Man with the Golden Arm.”
The 1955 drama starring Frank Sinatra has earned an 81% “fresh” rating from the critics based on 58 reviews, and an 83% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes’ “Popcornmeter” based on more than 2,500 ratings.
“When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine (Frank Sinatra) gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up,” says the Rotten Tomatoes summary of the movie. “Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his former employer, small-time con man Schwiefka (Robert Strauss), and Frankie’s old drug dealer, Louis (Darren McGavin), re-enter his life, Frankie finds it hard to stay clean and eventually finds himself succumbing to his old habits.”
“’The Man with the Golden Arm’ is a difficult watch, but it’s held together by Frank Sinatra’s impressively committed work in the title role,” reads the Rotten Tomatoes “Critics Consensus” of the film.
“The Man with the Golden Arm” streams at 8 p.m. Saturday on The Signal’s streaming channel, The Buzz, available at buzzscv.com as well as streaming platforms including Roku and Apple TV.
