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    King of the Roaring '20s: The Story of Arnold Rothstein

    1961 film by Joseph M. Newman

    King of the Roaring 20s: The Story of Arnold Rothstein is a 1961 American, biopic, drama, crime film directed by Joseph M. Newman, produced by Samuel Bischoff and starring David Janssen, Dianne Foster, Diana Dors and Jack Carson.[1] The film is about the prohibition era gangster Arnold Rothstein, who rises to be a major figure in the criminal underworld. It is also known by the alternative titleThe Big Bankroll. It was based on a book by Leo Katcher.

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    Arnold Rothstein gains a reputation in 1920s New York City as an expert gambler. He so impresses mob boss Big Tim O'Brien that he is given a job in his illegal enterprises.

    Rothstein has a lifelong pal, Johnny Burke, and makes a deadly enemy, Phil Butler, a corrupt cop. He rises to become rich and well known in gambling circles, often using ruthless tactics, like tricking business partner Jim Kelly into sacrifici

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    Arnold Rothstein (aka "The Brain") was an American racketeer and gambler reputed to have major links to corruption in professional athletics - including the Black Sox Scandal, a conspiracy to rig the 1919 World Series baseball championship. He's said to have inspired Nathan Detroit in "Guys and Dolls", plus "The Great Gatsby"'s Meyer Wolfsheim. He was murdered in 1928 for refusing to pay gambling debts.

    Harold is seen reading (a mock-up of) "The Big Bankroll", Leo Katcher's 1959 biography of Arnold Rothstein, whose name he adopts when on his spree.

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