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