The Harder They Fall
Drama
Release Date
May 8, 1956
Duration
109 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Eddie Willis
Humphrey Bogart
Nick Benko
Rod Steiger
Beth Willis
Jan Sterling
Toro Moreno
Mike Lane
Buddy Brannen
Max Baer
George
Jersey Joe Walcott
Jim Weyerhause
Edward Andrews
Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster
Harold J. Stone
Luís Agrandi
Carlos Montalbán
Leo
Nehemiah Persoff
Vince Fawcett
Felice Orlandi
Max
Herbie Faye
Danny McKeogh
Rusty Lane
Pop
Jack Albertson
Priest (uncredited)
Paul Frees
Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
William Henry
Reporter at Hospital (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Ringsider (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Party Guest (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Pretty Girl (uncredited)
Joanne Arnold
Frank (uncredited)
Val Avery
Fighter (uncredited)
Al Baffert
Oklahoma City Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
New York Reporter (uncredited)
Emily Belser
Statuesque Blonde (uncredited)
Julie Benedic
Boxer Kayoed in Bakersfield (uncredited)
Phil Berger
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Eve Bernhardt
Benko Son (uncredited)
Tony Blankley
Benko Daughter (uncredited)
Penny Carpenter
Alice (uncredited)
Marian Carr
Reporter (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Mrs. Benko (uncredited)
Tina Carver
Chicago Television Announcer (uncredited)
Edwin Chandler
Fight Fan (uncredited)
Winnie Chandler
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
George Chester
Fight Manager (uncredited)
George Cisar
Gus Dundee (uncredited)
Pat Comiskey
Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)
Lillian Culver
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Daly
Shirley (uncredited)
Patricia Dane
Joey (uncredited)
Vinnie De Carlo
Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Elaine Edwards
Fight Manager (uncredited)
Matty Fain
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Chief Firebird (uncredited)
Abel Fernandez
Minor Role (uncredited)
Gil Frye
Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert Fuller
Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Gamble
Fighter (uncredited)
Tommy Garland
Fight Manager (uncredited)
Eddie Garr
Minor Role (uncredited)
Charlie Gibbs
Minister (uncredited)
Everett Glass
San Diego Referee (uncredited)
Bennie Goldberg
Cornerman (uncredited)
Mickey Golden
Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
Dorothy Gordon
Gus Dundee's Doctor (uncredited)
Michael Granger
Joey Greb - Fighter (uncredited)
Joe Greb
Referee (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Party Guest (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Tommy (uncredited)
Tommy Herman
Referee (uncredited)
Joe Herrera
Fight Fan (uncredited)
Vic Holbrook
Usher (uncredited)
Tex Holden
San Diego Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Bob Hopkins
Fighter (uncredited)
Charles Horvath
Fighter (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
Minor Role (uncredited)
Don Kelly
Man at Contract Signing (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Reporter (uncredited)
Don Kohler
Manager (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Pat Lawler
Dundee Fight Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Peter Leeds
Reporter (uncredited)
Larry Leverett
New York Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Harry Lewis
Minor Role (uncredited)
Mark Lowell
Minor Role (uncredited)
William Marks
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Joseph Mell
Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
Mort Mills
Dundee Referee (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell
House Doctor - New York (uncredited)
Irving Mitchell
Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Diana Mumby
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Sailor Rigazzo (uncredited)
Matt Murphy
Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Norris
Milk Fund Referee (uncredited)
Jimmy O'Gatty
Fighter (uncredited)
Ted Pavelec
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Reporter (uncredited)
Stafford Repp
Reporter (uncredited)
Alan Reynolds
Minor Role (uncredited)
Eli Rill
Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
Joanne Rio
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Robinson
Mrs. Harding's Lawyer (uncredited)
William Roerick
Fighter (uncredited)
Jack Roper
Salinas Referee (uncredited)
Wally Rose
Referee (uncredited)
Abe Roth
Reporter (uncredited)
Sandy Sanders
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Fighter (uncredited)
Fred Scheiwiller
Reporter (uncredited)
Mark Scott
Referee (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
Minor Role (uncredited)
Gene Smith
Brannen's Manager (uncredited)
J. Lewis Smith
Girl (uncredited)
Angela Stevens
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Tannen
House Doctor - Chicago (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor
Milk Fund Fighter (uncredited)
Pat Valentino
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Bennie Washington
Reporter (uncredited)
Russ Whiteman
Reporter (uncredited)
Bob Whitney
Boxer Being Knocked Out in Salinas (uncredited)
Ulysses Williams
Oklahoma Referee (uncredited)
James Wilson
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Reporter (uncredited)
Dennis Moore
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