What is Sinatra's character name in The Man with the Golden Arm?

Sinatra’s character in The Man with the Golden Arm is named Frankie Machine.

Otto Preminger’s 1955 film follows Frankie, a gifted card dealer and aspiring drummer who returns to Chicago after treatment at a federal narcotics facility. He has overcome drug dependence while away, but old relationships, gambling work, and the pressure of his neighborhood threaten his recovery.

Frankie is married to Zosh, who pretends to need a wheelchair, and he reconnects with Molly, an old friend who supports his ambition to become a professional drummer. His nickname, “Machine,” reflects both his card-dealing reputation and the film’s stark portrait of a man trying to function under crushing addiction and social pressure.

The title is sometimes confused with Sinatra characters from other films. Danny Ocean is his role in Ocean’s 11, Maggio is the soldier he played in From Here to Eternity, and Joey Evans is his nightclub singer in Pal Joey. Frankie Machine belongs specifically to this groundbreaking film noir, adapted from Nelson Algren’s novel.