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The Harder They Fall

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Calorie Rating: 153
Released: 1956-05-08
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 109 Minutes
Revenue 1350000
Studios: Columbia Pictures,


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.

Director / Directors

Mark Robson
Director


Cast

Humphrey Bogart
Character: Eddie Willis
Rod Steiger
Character: Nick Benko
Jan Sterling
Character: Beth Willis

Mike Lane
Character: Toro Moreno
Max Baer
Character: Buddy Brannen
Jersey Joe Walcott
Character: George

Edward Andrews
Character: Jim Weyerhause
Harold J. Stone
Character: Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster
Carlos Montalbán
Character: Luís Agrandi

Nehemiah Persoff
Character: Leo
Felice Orlandi
Character: Vince Fawcett
Herbie Faye
Character: Max

Rusty Lane
Character: Danny McKeogh
Jack Albertson
Character: Pop
Paul Frees
Character: Priest (uncredited)

William Henry
Character: Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Character: Reporter at Hospital (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Character: Ringsider (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
Character: Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Character: Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Joanne Arnold
Character: Pretty Girl (uncredited)
Val Avery
Character: Frank (uncredited)
Al Baffert
Character: Fighter (uncredited)

Bill Baldwin
Character: Oklahoma City Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
Character: Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)
Emily Belser
Character: New York Reporter (uncredited)

Julie Benedic
Character: Statuesque Blonde (uncredited)
Phil Berger
Character: Boxer Kayoed in Bakersfield (uncredited)
Eve Bernhardt
Character: Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

Tony Blankley
Character: Benko Son (uncredited)
Penny Carpenter
Character: Benko Daughter (uncredited)
Marian Carr
Character: Alice (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Tina Carver
Character: Mrs. Benko (uncredited)
Edwin Chandler
Character: Chicago Television Announcer (uncredited)

Winnie Chandler
Character: Fight Fan (uncredited)
George Chester
Character: Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
George Cisar
Character: Fight Manager (uncredited)

Pat Comiskey
Character: Gus Dundee (uncredited)
Lillian Culver
Character: Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)
Jack Daly
Character: Reporter (uncredited)

Patricia Dane
Character: Shirley (uncredited)
Vinnie De Carlo
Character: Joey (uncredited)
Elaine Edwards
Character: Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Matty Fain
Character: Fight Manager (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Character: Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Abel Fernandez
Character: Chief Firebird (uncredited)

Gil Frye
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert Fuller
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
Ralph Gamble
Character: Reporter (uncredited)

Tommy Garland
Character: Fighter (uncredited)
Eddie Garr
Character: Fight Manager (uncredited)
Charlie Gibbs
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)

Everett Glass
Character: Minister (uncredited)
Bennie Goldberg
Character: San Diego Referee (uncredited)
Mickey Golden
Character: Cornerman (uncredited)

Dorothy Gordon
Character: Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
Michael Granger
Character: Gus Dundee's Doctor (uncredited)
Joe Greb
Character: Joey Greb - Fighter (uncredited)

Frank Hagney
Character: Referee (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Tommy Herman
Character: Tommy (uncredited)

Joe Herrera
Character: Referee (uncredited)
Vic Holbrook
Character: Fight Fan (uncredited)
Tex Holden
Character: Usher (uncredited)

Bob Hopkins
Character: San Diego Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Charles Horvath
Character: Fighter (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
Character: Fighter (uncredited)

Don Kelly
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Character: Man at Contract Signing (uncredited)
Don Kohler
Character: Reporter (uncredited)

Joseph La Cava
Character: Manager (uncredited)
Pat Lawler
Character: Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Peter Leeds
Character: Dundee Fight Ring Announcer (uncredited)

Larry Leverett
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Lewis
Character: New York Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Mark Lowell
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)

William Marks
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
Character: Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Joseph Mell
Character: Ring Announcer (uncredited)

Mort Mills
Character: Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell
Character: Dundee Referee (uncredited)
Irving Mitchell
Character: House Doctor - New York (uncredited)

Diana Mumby
Character: Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Character: Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Matt Murphy
Character: Sailor Rigazzo (uncredited)

Richard Norris
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Jimmy O'Gatty
Character: Milk Fund Referee (uncredited)
Ted Pavelec
Character: Fighter (uncredited)

Murray Pollack
Character: Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Character: Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Stafford Repp
Character: Reporter (uncredited)

Alan Reynolds
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Eli Rill
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
Joanne Rio
Character: Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)

Robert Robinson
Character: Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
William Roerick
Character: Mrs. Harding's Lawyer (uncredited)
Jack Roper
Character: Fighter (uncredited)

Wally Rose
Character: Salinas Referee (uncredited)
Abe Roth
Character: Referee (uncredited)
Sandy Sanders
Character: Reporter (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo
Character: Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Fred Scheiwiller
Character: Fighter (uncredited)
Mark Scott
Character: Reporter (uncredited)

Carl Sklover
Character: Referee (uncredited)
Gene Smith
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
J. Lewis Smith
Character: Brannen's Manager (uncredited)

Angela Stevens
Character: Girl (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Character: Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Tannen
Character: Reporter (uncredited)

Ferris Taylor
Character: House Doctor - Chicago (uncredited)
Pat Valentino
Character: Milk Fund Fighter (uncredited)
Bennie Washington
Character: Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

Russ Whiteman
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Bob Whitney
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Ulysses Williams
Character: Boxer Being Knocked Out in Salinas (uncredited)

James Wilson
Character: Oklahoma Referee (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Character: Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Dennis Moore
Character: Reporter (uncredited)


Production and Crew

William Flannery
Art Direction
Philip Yordan
Screenplay

Jerry Wald
Executive Producer
Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography
Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer

Clay Campbell
Makeup Artist

Alfred E. Spencer
Set Decoration
William Kiernan
Set Decoration

Helen Hunt
Hairstylist
John P. Livadary
Recording Supervision