{"id":75205,"date":"2021-08-19T13:19:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T20:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75205"},"modified":"2021-08-19T13:26:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T20:26:49","slug":"rise-and-fall-of-legs-diamond-the-1960","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75205","title":{"rendered":"Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond, The (1960)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You tell them the bullet hasn&#8217;t been made that can kill me.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-75206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Poster-672x1024.png 672w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Poster.png 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWith help from his sickly brother Eddie (Warren Oates), petty thief Jack &#8220;Legs&#8221; Diamond (Ray Danton) rises in the ranks of Prohibition-era gangsterhood to become a bodyguard for Arnold Rothstein (Robert Lowery), and marries his loyal girlfriend (Karen Steele) to prevent her from testifying against him in court. Soon Legs is showing the true colors of his ruthless nature, stopping at nothing to gain dominance and believing he&#8217;s invincible.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Budd Boetticher Films<\/li>\n<li>Dyan Cannon Films<\/li>\n<li>Gangsters<\/li>\n<li>Warren Oates Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAfter making a string of westerns with Randolph Scott in the late 1950s, Budd Boetticher agreed to make this <em>noir<\/em>-ish tale of infamous gangster &#8220;Legs&#8221; Diamond, so-called either because of his dancing skills or because of how quickly he could outrun the law. Unfortunately, there&#8217;s little to authentically interest us in this loathsome fellow, who was notorious for being unliked by everyone around him:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Danton.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Danton.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"512\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Danton.png 672w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Danton-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Danton-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Danton-354x270.png 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Steele has a thankless role as the woman he manages to keep by his side: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Steele.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Steele.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"512\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Steele.png 672w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Steele-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Steele-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Steele-354x270.png 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; while Elaine Stewart is allowed a bit more agency as a moll seduced by Legs: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Stewart.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Stewart.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"512\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Stewart.png 672w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Stewart-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Stewart-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Stewart-354x270.png 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Oates is sympathetic in a too-small role as Legs&#8217;s brother: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Oates.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Oates.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"512\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Oates.png 672w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Oates-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Oates-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Oates-354x270.png 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch for Dyan Cannon in a tiny spot as bubble-headed &#8220;Dixie&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Cannon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Cannon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"512\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Cannon.png 672w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Cannon-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Cannon-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Cannon-354x270.png 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lucien Ballard&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"512\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Cinematography2.png 672w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Cinematography2-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Cinematography2-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Cinematography2-354x270.png 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"512\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Cinematography.png 672w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Cinematography-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Cinematography-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Rise-and-Fall-of-Legs-Diamond-Cinematography-354x270.png 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one. Listed as a Cult Movie and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0054243\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/the-rise-and-fall-of-legs-diamond\/review\/2000344660\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1960\/02\/04\/archives\/story-of-legs-diamond-opens-on-double-bill.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3645legs.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/26580\/the-rise-and-fall-of-legs-diamond#articles-reviews?articleId=338697\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You tell them the bullet hasn&#8217;t been made that can kill me.&#8221; Synopsis: With help from his sickly brother Eddie (Warren Oates), petty thief Jack &#8220;Legs&#8221; Diamond (Ray Danton) rises in the ranks of Prohibition-era gangsterhood to become a bodyguard for Arnold Rothstein (Robert Lowery), and marries his loyal girlfriend (Karen Steele) to prevent her from testifying against him in court. Soon Legs is showing the true colors of his ruthless nature, stopping at nothing to gain dominance and believing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75205\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75205"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75223,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75205\/revisions\/75223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}