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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
Humphrey Bogart
Eddie Willis
Rod Steiger
Nick Benko
Robert Fuller
Minor Role (uncredited)
Nehemiah Persoff
Leo
Harold J. Stone
Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster
Roy Jenson
Fighter (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Referee (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Edward Andrews
Jim Weyerhause
Jack Albertson
Pop
Paul Frees
Priest (uncredited)
William Henry
Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
Jan Sterling
Beth Willis
Val Avery
Frank (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Mort Mills
Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
Stafford Repp
Reporter (uncredited)
Marian Carr
Alice (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Ringsider (uncredited)
Dennis Moore
Reporter (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Man at Contract Signing (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Peter Leeds
Dundee Fight Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
Oklahoma City Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Rusty Lane
Danny McKeogh
Jack Daly
Reporter (uncredited)
Joseph Mell
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Reporter (uncredited)
Carlos Montalbán
Luís Agrandi
Everett Glass
Minister (uncredited)
Mike Lane
Toro Moreno
Abel Fernandez
Chief Firebird (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Tannen
Reporter (uncredited)
Herbie Faye
Max
Frank Mitchell
Dundee Referee (uncredited)
Elaine Edwards
Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Max Baer
Buddy Brannen
Patricia Dane
Shirley (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor
House Doctor - Chicago (uncredited)
George Cisar
Fight Manager (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Reporter at Hospital (uncredited)
Angela Stevens
Girl (uncredited)
Matty Fain
Fight Manager (uncredited)
Harry Lewis
New York Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
Referee (uncredited)
Felice Orlandi
Vince Fawcett
Michael Granger
Gus Dundee's Doctor (uncredited)
Don Kelly
Minor Role (uncredited)
Sandy Sanders
Reporter (uncredited)
Tina Carver
Mrs. Benko (uncredited)
Lillian Culver
Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)
Eddie Garr
Fight Manager (uncredited)
Joanne Arnold
Pretty Girl (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)
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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