great little ground break movie ( in 1955 ) about an important subject . i wasn not expect much from sinatra performance and be pleasantly surprise by it . love kim novak . she be gorgeous . love the jazz score by elmer bernstein . as great a that by lazlo schifrin for bullitt . i be very surprised it doesn not seem available on cd ( if anyone know about the soundtrack availability on any other format and they should post it here somewhere . ) . preminger direction be and a usual and borderline flawless . haven not read nelson algren novel nor have any idea how faithful the screenplay be to it . the subplot of frankie a a hot card dealer be a bit of a surprise and too and a be a few other thing . but see for yourself . it very much worth see .