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

1956

1h 49m

7.1(142 votes)

Drama

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.

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120 members

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Humphrey Bogart

Eddie Willis

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Rod Steiger

Nick Benko

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Jan Sterling

Beth Willis

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Mike Lane

Toro Moreno

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Max Baer

Buddy Brannen

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Jersey Joe Walcott

George

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Edward Andrews

Jim Weyerhause

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Harold J. Stone

Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster

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Carlos Montalbán

Luís Agrandi

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Nehemiah Persoff

Leo

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Felice Orlandi

Vince Fawcett

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Herbie Faye

Max

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Rusty Lane

Danny McKeogh

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Jack Albertson

Pop

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Paul Frees

Priest (uncredited)

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William Henry

Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)

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Frank McLure

Reporter at Hospital (uncredited)

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William H. O'Brien

Ringsider (uncredited)

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Bert Stevens

Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

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Arthur Tovey

Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

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Brandon Beach

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Joanne Arnold

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

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Val Avery

Frank (uncredited)

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Al Baffert

Fighter (uncredited)

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Bill Baldwin

Oklahoma City Ring Announcer (uncredited)

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Walter Baldwin

Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)

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Emily Belser

New York Reporter (uncredited)

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Julie Benedic

Statuesque Blonde (uncredited)

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Phil Berger

Boxer Kayoed in Bakersfield (uncredited)

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Eve Bernhardt

Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

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Tony Blankley

Benko Son (uncredited)

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Penny Carpenter

Benko Daughter (uncredited)

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Marian Carr

Alice (uncredited)

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Steve Carruthers

Reporter (uncredited)

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Tina Carver

Mrs. Benko (uncredited)

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Edwin Chandler

Chicago Television Announcer (uncredited)

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Winnie Chandler

Fight Fan (uncredited)

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George Chester

Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

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George Cisar

Fight Manager (uncredited)

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Pat Comiskey

Gus Dundee (uncredited)

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Lillian Culver

Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)

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Jack Daly

Reporter (uncredited)

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Patricia Dane

Shirley (uncredited)

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Vinnie De Carlo

Joey (uncredited)

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Elaine Edwards

Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Matty Fain

Fight Manager (uncredited)

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Adolph Faylauer

Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

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Abel Fernandez

Chief Firebird (uncredited)

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Gil Frye

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Robert Fuller

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Ralph Gamble

Reporter (uncredited)

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Tommy Garland

Fighter (uncredited)

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Eddie Garr

Fight Manager (uncredited)

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Charlie Gibbs

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Everett Glass

Minister (uncredited)

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Bennie Goldberg

San Diego Referee (uncredited)

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Mickey Golden

Cornerman (uncredited)

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Dorothy Gordon

Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)

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Michael Granger

Gus Dundee's Doctor (uncredited)

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Joe Greb

Joey Greb - Fighter (uncredited)

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Frank Hagney

Referee (uncredited)

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Stuart Hall

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Tommy Herman

Tommy (uncredited)

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Joe Herrera

Referee (uncredited)

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Vic Holbrook

Fight Fan (uncredited)

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Tex Holden

Usher (uncredited)

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Bob Hopkins

San Diego Ring Announcer (uncredited)

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Charles Horvath

Fighter (uncredited)

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Roy Jenson

Fighter (uncredited)

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Don Kelly

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Kenner G. Kemp

Man at Contract Signing (uncredited)

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Don Kohler

Reporter (uncredited)

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Joseph La Cava

Manager (uncredited)

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Pat Lawler

Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Peter Leeds

Dundee Fight Ring Announcer (uncredited)

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Larry Leverett

Reporter (uncredited)

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Harry Lewis

New York Ring Announcer (uncredited)

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Mark Lowell

Minor Role (uncredited)

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William Marks

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Mathew McCue

Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

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Joseph Mell

Ring Announcer (uncredited)

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Mort Mills

Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)

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Frank Mitchell

Dundee Referee (uncredited)

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Irving Mitchell

House Doctor - New York (uncredited)

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Diana Mumby

Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Sol Murgi

Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

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Matt Murphy

Sailor Rigazzo (uncredited)

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Richard Norris

Reporter (uncredited)

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Jimmy O'Gatty

Milk Fund Referee (uncredited)

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Ted Pavelec

Fighter (uncredited)

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Murray Pollack

Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

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Fred Rapport

Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

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Stafford Repp

Reporter (uncredited)

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Alan Reynolds

Reporter (uncredited)

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Eli Rill

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Joanne Rio

Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)

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Robert Robinson

Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

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William Roerick

Mrs. Harding's Lawyer (uncredited)

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Jack Roper

Fighter (uncredited)

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Wally Rose

Salinas Referee (uncredited)

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Abe Roth

Referee (uncredited)

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Sandy Sanders

Reporter (uncredited)

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Cosmo Sardo

Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

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Fred Scheiwiller

Fighter (uncredited)

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Mark Scott

Reporter (uncredited)

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Carl Sklover

Referee (uncredited)

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Gene Smith

Minor Role (uncredited)

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J. Lewis Smith

Brannen's Manager (uncredited)

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Angela Stevens

Girl (uncredited)

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Hal Taggart

Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

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Charles Tannen

Reporter (uncredited)

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Ferris Taylor

House Doctor - Chicago (uncredited)

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Pat Valentino

Milk Fund Fighter (uncredited)

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Bennie Washington

Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

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Russ Whiteman

Reporter (uncredited)

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Bob Whitney

Reporter (uncredited)

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Ulysses Williams

Boxer Being Knocked Out in Salinas (uncredited)

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James Wilson

Oklahoma Referee (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

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Dennis Moore

Reporter (uncredited)

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