The Harder They Fall
“No Punches Pulled! If you thought "On The Waterfront" hit hard... wait till you see this one!”
Released: 1956PLOT
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.
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DIRECTOR
Mark Robson
WRITER
- Philip Yordan
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Humphrey BogartEddie Willis
Rod SteigerNick Benko
Jan SterlingBeth Willis
Mike LaneToro Moreno
Max BaerBuddy Brannen
Jersey Joe WalcottGeorge
Edward AndrewsJim Weyerhause
Harold J. StoneArt Leavitt, TV sportscaster
Carlos MontalbánLuís Agrandi
Nehemiah PersoffLeo
Felice OrlandiVince Fawcett
Herbie FayeMax
Rusty LaneDanny McKeogh
Jack AlbertsonPop
Paul FreesPriest (uncredited)
William HenryFight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
Frank McLureReporter at Hospital (uncredited)
William H. O'BrienRingsider (uncredited)
Bert StevensFight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Arthur ToveyFight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)Brandon BeachParty Guest (uncredited)
Joanne ArnoldPretty Girl (uncredited)
Val AveryFrank (uncredited)Al BaffertFighter (uncredited)
Bill BaldwinOklahoma City Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Walter BaldwinBoxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)Emily BelserNew York Reporter (uncredited)Julie BenedicStatuesque Blonde (uncredited)Phil BergerBoxer Kayoed in Bakersfield (uncredited)Eve BernhardtNewspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Tony BlankleyBenko Son (uncredited)Penny CarpenterBenko Daughter (uncredited)
Marian CarrAlice (uncredited)
Steve CarruthersReporter (uncredited)
Tina CarverMrs. Benko (uncredited)Edwin ChandlerChicago Television Announcer (uncredited)Winnie ChandlerFight Fan (uncredited)George ChesterFight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
George CisarFight Manager (uncredited)Pat ComiskeyGus Dundee (uncredited)
Lillian CulverMrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)Jack DalyReporter (uncredited)
Patricia DaneShirley (uncredited)Vinnie De CarloJoey (uncredited)
Elaine EdwardsVince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Matty FainFight Manager (uncredited)
Adolph FaylauerFight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Abel FernandezChief Firebird (uncredited)Gil FryeMinor Role (uncredited)
Robert FullerMinor Role (uncredited)Ralph GambleReporter (uncredited)Tommy GarlandFighter (uncredited)
Eddie GarrFight Manager (uncredited)Charlie GibbsMinor Role (uncredited)
Everett GlassMinister (uncredited)Bennie GoldbergSan Diego Referee (uncredited)Mickey GoldenCornerman (uncredited)Dorothy GordonLas Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
Michael GrangerGus Dundee's Doctor (uncredited)Joe GrebJoey Greb - Fighter (uncredited)
Frank HagneyReferee (uncredited)Stuart HallParty Guest (uncredited)Tommy HermanTommy (uncredited)Joe HerreraReferee (uncredited)Vic HolbrookFight Fan (uncredited)Tex HoldenUsher (uncredited)Bob HopkinsSan Diego Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Charles HorvathFighter (uncredited)
Roy JensonFighter (uncredited)
Don KellyMinor Role (uncredited)
Kenner G. KempMan at Contract Signing (uncredited)Don KohlerReporter (uncredited)Joseph La CavaManager (uncredited)Pat LawlerVince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Peter LeedsDundee Fight Ring Announcer (uncredited)Larry LeverettReporter (uncredited)
Harry LewisNew York Ring Announcer (uncredited)Mark LowellMinor Role (uncredited)William MarksMinor Role (uncredited)Mathew McCueFight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Joseph MellRing Announcer (uncredited)
Mort MillsReporter in Hospital (uncredited)
Frank MitchellDundee Referee (uncredited)Irving MitchellHouse Doctor - New York (uncredited)Diana MumbyVince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Sol MurgiFight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)Matt MurphySailor Rigazzo (uncredited)Richard NorrisReporter (uncredited)Jimmy O'GattyMilk Fund Referee (uncredited)Ted PavelecFighter (uncredited)Murray PollackFight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)Fred RapportFight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Stafford ReppReporter (uncredited)Alan ReynoldsReporter (uncredited)Eli RillMinor Role (uncredited)Joanne RioLas Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)Robert RobinsonFight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
William RoerickMrs. Harding's Lawyer (uncredited)Jack RoperFighter (uncredited)Wally RoseSalinas Referee (uncredited)Abe RothReferee (uncredited)
Sandy SandersReporter (uncredited)
Cosmo SardoFight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)Fred ScheiwillerFighter (uncredited)Mark ScottReporter (uncredited)
Carl SkloverReferee (uncredited)Gene SmithMinor Role (uncredited)J. Lewis SmithBrannen's Manager (uncredited)
Angela StevensGirl (uncredited)Hal TaggartFight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Charles TannenReporter (uncredited)
Ferris TaylorHouse Doctor - Chicago (uncredited)Pat ValentinoMilk Fund Fighter (uncredited)Bennie WashingtonFight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)Russ WhitemanReporter (uncredited)Bob WhitneyReporter (uncredited)Ulysses WilliamsBoxer Being Knocked Out in Salinas (uncredited)James WilsonOklahoma Referee (uncredited)Sam HarrisFight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Dennis MooreReporter (uncredited)
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