this be easily one of the best movie of the 1950s . otto preminger direct only four or five really good movie and this be one of them . frank sinatra give his best performance and the music score by elmer bernstein be dynamite . from the opening title ( by saul bass ) to the hysteria of drug addict frank go cold turkey and this be a riveting movie . with kim novak ( give a very good performance ) and eleanor parker ( give a very bad performance ) as well a darren mcgavin a the reptilian pusher and arnold stang a frank grifter pal . beware of bad print represent this movie be in the public domain so some copy be pretty rough .