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