The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond "Batman Animated" who later became an influential

who later became an influential Hollywood gossip columnist

thanks largely to Cantor's screen charisma

The story follows a brash young man (William Haines) out to make his fortune

who eight years earlier had defied his government by falling in love with an African woman and helping her escape to England to become his wife

Powerful film received an Oscar-nomination for Original Story

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond "Batman Animated" who later became an influentialIn this effective fictionalized Depression era biography of Jack "Legs" Diamond a ferocious, amoral, and manipulative monster who is willing to do anything for what he wants the gangster who claimed he can't be killed finds out that he is no match for a deceitful woman. "Legs" (Ray Danton) gets his name because of his skill as a dancer, but he gets his reputation because he double crosses everyone while working his way to the top of his network of