The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall (1956)

No Punches Pulled! If you thought "On The Waterfront" hit hard... wait till you see this one!

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1956-05-08
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 136 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 49min
  • Language: Español
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Mark Robson
star 7.1/10
From 136 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Humphrey Bogart

    as Eddie Willis

  • Rod Steiger

    as Nick Benko

  • Jan Sterling

    as Beth Willis

  • Mike Lane

    as Toro Moreno

  • Max Baer

    as Buddy Brannen

  • Jersey Joe Walcott

    as George

  • Edward Andrews

    as Jim Weyerhause

  • Harold J. Stone

    as Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster

  • Carlos Montalbán

    as Luís Agrandi

  • Nehemiah Persoff

    as Leo

  • Felice Orlandi

    as Vince Fawcett

  • Herbie Faye

    as Max

  • Rusty Lane

    as Danny McKeogh

  • Jack Albertson

    as Pop

  • Paul Frees

    as Priest (uncredited)

  • William Henry

    as Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)

  • Frank McLure

    as Reporter at Hospital (uncredited)

  • William H. O'Brien

    as Ringsider (uncredited)

  • Bert Stevens

    as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

  • Arthur Tovey

    as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

  • Brandon Beach

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Joanne Arnold

    as Pretty Girl (uncredited)

  • Val Avery

    as Frank (uncredited)

  • Al Baffert

    as Fighter (uncredited)

  • Bill Baldwin

    as Oklahoma City Ring Announcer (uncredited)

  • Walter Baldwin

    as Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)

  • Emily Belser

    as New York Reporter (uncredited)

  • Julie Benedic

    as Statuesque Blonde (uncredited)

  • Phil Berger

    as Boxer Kayoed in Bakersfield (uncredited)

  • Eve Bernhardt

    as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

  • Tony Blankley

    as Benko Son (uncredited)

  • Penny Carpenter

    as Benko Daughter (uncredited)

  • Marian Carr

    as Alice (uncredited)

  • Steve Carruthers

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Tina Carver

    as Mrs. Benko (uncredited)

  • Edwin Chandler

    as Chicago Television Announcer (uncredited)

  • Winnie Chandler

    as Fight Fan (uncredited)

  • George Chester

    as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

  • George Cisar

    as Fight Manager (uncredited)

  • Pat Comiskey

    as Gus Dundee (uncredited)

  • Lillian Culver

    as Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)

  • Jack Daly

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Patricia Dane

    as Shirley (uncredited)

  • Vinnie De Carlo

    as Joey (uncredited)

  • Elaine Edwards

    as Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)

  • Matty Fain

    as Fight Manager (uncredited)

  • Adolph Faylauer

    as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

  • Abel Fernandez

    as Chief Firebird (uncredited)

  • Gil Frye

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Robert Fuller

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Ralph Gamble

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Tommy Garland

    as Fighter (uncredited)

  • Eddie Garr

    as Fight Manager (uncredited)

  • Charlie Gibbs

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Everett Glass

    as Minister (uncredited)

  • Bennie Goldberg

    as San Diego Referee (uncredited)

  • Mickey Golden

    as Cornerman (uncredited)

  • Dorothy Gordon

    as Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)

  • Michael Granger

    as Gus Dundee's Doctor (uncredited)

  • Joe Greb

    as Joey Greb - Fighter (uncredited)

  • Frank Hagney

    as Referee (uncredited)

  • Stuart Hall

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Tommy Herman

    as Tommy (uncredited)

  • Joe Herrera

    as Referee (uncredited)

  • Vic Holbrook

    as Fight Fan (uncredited)

  • Tex Holden

    as Usher (uncredited)

  • Bob Hopkins

    as San Diego Ring Announcer (uncredited)

  • Charles Horvath

    as Fighter (uncredited)

  • Roy Jenson

    as Fighter (uncredited)

  • Don Kelly

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Kenner G. Kemp

    as Man at Contract Signing (uncredited)

  • Don Kohler

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Joseph La Cava

    as Manager (uncredited)

  • Pat Lawler

    as Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)

  • Peter Leeds

    as Dundee Fight Ring Announcer (uncredited)

  • Larry Leverett

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Harry Lewis

    as New York Ring Announcer (uncredited)

  • Mark Lowell

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • William Marks

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Mathew McCue

    as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

  • Joseph Mell

    as Ring Announcer (uncredited)

  • Mort Mills

    as Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)

  • Frank Mitchell

    as Dundee Referee (uncredited)

  • Irving Mitchell

    as House Doctor - New York (uncredited)

  • Diana Mumby

    as Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)

  • Sol Murgi

    as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

  • Matt Murphy

    as Sailor Rigazzo (uncredited)

  • Richard Norris

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Jimmy O'Gatty

    as Milk Fund Referee (uncredited)

  • Ted Pavelec

    as Fighter (uncredited)

  • Murray Pollack

    as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

  • Fred Rapport

    as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

  • Stafford Repp

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Alan Reynolds

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Eli Rill

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Joanne Rio

    as Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)

  • Robert Robinson

    as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

  • William Roerick

    as Mrs. Harding's Lawyer (uncredited)

  • Jack Roper

    as Fighter (uncredited)

  • Wally Rose

    as Salinas Referee (uncredited)

  • Abe Roth

    as Referee (uncredited)

  • Sandy Sanders

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Cosmo Sardo

    as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

  • Fred Scheiwiller

    as Fighter (uncredited)

  • Mark Scott

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Carl Sklover

    as Referee (uncredited)

  • Gene Smith

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • J. Lewis Smith

    as Brannen's Manager (uncredited)

  • Angela Stevens

    as Girl (uncredited)

  • Hal Taggart

    as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

  • Charles Tannen

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Ferris Taylor

    as House Doctor - Chicago (uncredited)

  • Pat Valentino

    as Milk Fund Fighter (uncredited)

  • Bennie Washington

    as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

  • Russ Whiteman

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Bob Whitney

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Ulysses Williams

    as Boxer Being Knocked Out in Salinas (uncredited)

  • James Wilson

    as Oklahoma Referee (uncredited)

  • Sam Harris

    as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

  • Dennis Moore

    as Reporter (uncredited)
Camera Burnett Guffey Director of Photography
Sound Hugo Friedhofer Original Music Composer
Production Jerry Wald Executive Producer
Directing Mark Robson Director
Production Philip Yordan Producer
Editing Jerome Thoms Editor
Art William Flannery Art Direction
Writing Budd Schulberg Novel
Writing Philip Yordan Screenplay
Costume & Make-Up Clay Campbell Makeup Artist
Art Alfred E. Spencer Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Helen Hunt Hairstylist
Sound John P. Livadary Recording Supervision
Art William Kiernan Set Decoration
Sound Lambert E. Day Sound

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