Episode 48 1/2: Frank Sinatra and His Golden…Arm? (Bonus!)
Turns out we’re not quite ready to let The Beats go! Sticking with our topic of separating myth from reality, we wrap-up our dive into mainstream interpretations with a quick conversation about the movie The Man with the Golden Arm, which centers on a jazz drummer played by none other than Frank Sinatra. The film’s soundtrack from Elmer Bernstein along with the Saul Bass-designed poster and opening titles helped make this film iconic.
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(Top to bottom): Poster for the movie The Man with the Golden Arm by Saul Bass, Frank Sinatra (the film’s star), a Saul Bass-inspired book cover, biographies of Saul Bass and movie director Otto Preminger
The Man with the Golden Arm
Movie background (Wikipedia)
Opening titles (YouTube)
Complete movie (via Wikipedia)
Soundtrack (YouTube playlist, Spotify playlist)