The Harder They Fall

May. 09,1956      NR
Rating:
7.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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
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

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