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The Harder They Fall
1956, May 08
1h 49m
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.
Directed by
Mark Robson
Robert Fuller
Minor Role (uncredited)
Humphrey Bogart
Eddie Willis
Harold J. Stone
Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster
Rod Steiger
Nick Benko
Stafford Repp
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Albertson
Pop
Val Avery
Frank (uncredited)
Paul Frees
Priest (uncredited)
Nehemiah Persoff
Leo
Roy Jenson
Fighter (uncredited)
Mort Mills
Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
Jan Sterling
Beth Willis
Mike Lane
Toro Moreno
Arthur Tovey
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Referee (uncredited)
William Henry
Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
Herbie Faye
Max
Edward Andrews
Jim Weyerhause
Elaine Edwards
Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Peter Leeds
Dundee Fight Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)
Marian Carr
Alice (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Man at Contract Signing (uncredited)
Dennis Moore
Reporter (uncredited)
George Cisar
Fight Manager (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Ringsider (uncredited)
Carlos Montalbán
Luís Agrandi
Joseph Mell
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor
House Doctor - Chicago (uncredited)
Rusty Lane
Danny McKeogh
Felice Orlandi
Vince Fawcett
Harry Lewis
New York Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Michael Granger
Gus Dundee's Doctor (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Reporter (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Minister (uncredited)
Tina Carver
Mrs. Benko (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Max Baer
Buddy Brannen
Matty Fain
Fight Manager (uncredited)
Charles Tannen
Reporter (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
Referee (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Reporter at Hospital (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
Oklahoma City Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Abel Fernandez
Chief Firebird (uncredited)
Angela Stevens
Girl (uncredited)
Patricia Dane
Shirley (uncredited)
Joanne Arnold
Pretty Girl (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell
Dundee Referee (uncredited)
Eddie Garr
Fight Manager (uncredited)
Don Kelly
Minor Role (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Sandy Sanders
Reporter (uncredited)
Lillian Culver
Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)
Tony Blankley
Benko Son (uncredited)
Jersey Joe Walcott
George
Brandon Beach
Party Guest (uncredited)
Al Baffert
Fighter (uncredited)
Emily Belser
New York Reporter (uncredited)
Julie Benedic
Statuesque Blonde (uncredited)
Phil Berger
Boxer Kayoed in Bakersfield (uncredited)
Eve Bernhardt
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Penny Carpenter
Benko Daughter (uncredited)
Edwin Chandler
Chicago Television Announcer (uncredited)
Winnie Chandler
Fight Fan (uncredited)
George Chester
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Pat Comiskey
Gus Dundee (uncredited)
Jack Daly
Reporter (uncredited)
Vinnie De Carlo
Joey (uncredited)
Gil Frye
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ralph Gamble
Reporter (uncredited)
Tommy Garland
Fighter (uncredited)
Charlie Gibbs
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bennie Goldberg
San Diego Referee (uncredited)
Mickey Golden
Cornerman (uncredited)
Dorothy Gordon
Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
Joe Greb
Joey Greb - Fighter (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tommy Herman
Tommy (uncredited)
Joe Herrera
Referee (uncredited)
Vic Holbrook
Fight Fan (uncredited)
Tex Holden
Usher (uncredited)
Bob Hopkins
San Diego Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Charles Horvath
Fighter (uncredited)
Don Kohler
Reporter (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Manager (uncredited)
Pat Lawler
Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Larry Leverett
Reporter (uncredited)
Mark Lowell
Minor Role (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Irving Mitchell
House Doctor - New York (uncredited)
Diana Mumby
Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Matt Murphy
Sailor Rigazzo (uncredited)
Richard Norris
Reporter (uncredited)
Jimmy O'Gatty
Milk Fund Referee (uncredited)
Ted Pavelec
Fighter (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Alan Reynolds
Reporter (uncredited)
Eli Rill
Minor Role (uncredited)
Joanne Rio
Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
Robert Robinson
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
William Roerick
Mrs. Harding's Lawyer (uncredited)
Jack Roper
Fighter (uncredited)
Wally Rose
Salinas Referee (uncredited)
Abe Roth
Referee (uncredited)
Fred Scheiwiller
Fighter (uncredited)
Mark Scott
Reporter (uncredited)
Gene Smith
Minor Role (uncredited)
J. Lewis Smith
Brannen's Manager (uncredited)
Pat Valentino
Milk Fund Fighter (uncredited)
Bennie Washington
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Russ Whiteman
Reporter (uncredited)
Bob Whitney
Reporter (uncredited)
Ulysses Williams
Boxer Being Knocked Out in Salinas (uncredited)
James Wilson
Oklahoma Referee (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
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