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The Harder They Fall (1956)
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.
Updated May 10 2020
Cast
Nehemiah Persoff
Reb 'Papa' Mendel
Jack Albertson
Captain Robert Salbo
Humphrey Bogart
Harry Dawes
Felice Orlandi
Gangster
Harold J. Stone
Tony Gallano
Jan Sterling
Marge Wrighter
Edward Andrews
Mr. Corben
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Crew
Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography
Budd Schulberg
Novel
Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer
Mark Robson
Director
Jerry Wald
Executive Producer
Jerome Thoms
Editor
Philip Yordan
Screenplay
Philip Yordan
Producer
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