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