The Man with the Golden Arm 1955    star_border 7.1
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.

Carmen Jones 1954    star_border 6
At a parachute factory during WWII, vixen Carmen Jones seduces an engaged soldier to avoid imprisonment.