Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewel thieves. After a spell in jail, the coldly ambitious Diamond hits on the idea of stealing from other thieves himself and sets about getting close to gangster boss Arnold Rothstein to move in on his booze, girls, gambling, and illicit drug operations.
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
Neo-noir about a small-time New York City criminal whose ambition is to become a big-time crime boss during the Prohibition era.