Judd Holdren

Before there was "Bugsy" there was "Legs" Diamond, the flamboyant New York depression-era gangster who was a legendary booze trafficker and notorious romeo. Ray Danton ("I'll Cry Tomorrow") makes his film debut in this "snappy chronicle...well-balanced between action gun battles and Danton's romancing," says Leonard Maltin, who rates this fast-paced bio-drama *** (three stars).

Jack Diamond had the moves. Some were on the dance floor, where he earned the nickname Legs. Others were in the streets of New York, where he built a criminal empire in the Roaring '20s - and was the target of many gangland shootouts.

Jack Diamond had the moves. Some were on the dance floor, where he earned the nickname Legs. Others were in the streets of New York, where he built a criminal empire in the Roaring '20s - and was the target of many gangland shootouts.

Jack Diamond had the moves. Some were on the dance floor, where he earned the nickname Legs. Others were in the streets of New York, where he built a criminal empire in the Roaring '20s - and was the target of so many gangland shootouts he was also dubbed the Clay Pigeon.