The Harder They Fall
(1956)
Drama
109min
71%
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' reputati ...
Humphrey Bogart
Acting
Rod Steiger
Acting
Jan Sterling
Acting
Eddie Willis
Humphrey Bogart
Popularity : 1.3424
Nick Benko
Rod Steiger
Popularity : 1.2564
Beth Willis
Jan Sterling
Popularity : 0.3426
Toro Moreno
Mike Lane
Popularity : 0.4162
Buddy Brannen
Max Baer
Popularity : 0.1915
George
Jersey Joe Walcott
Popularity : 0.1425
Jim Weyerhause
Edward Andrews
Popularity : 0.5758
Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster
Harold J. Stone
Popularity : 0.8281
Luís Agrandi
Carlos Montalbán
Popularity : 0.3602
Leo
Nehemiah Persoff
Popularity : 0.9731
Vince Fawcett
Felice Orlandi
Popularity : 0.2098
Max
Herbie Faye
Popularity : 0.2373
Danny McKeogh
Rusty Lane
Popularity : 0.4885
Pop
Jack Albertson
Popularity : 0.8049
Priest (uncredited)
Paul Frees
Popularity : 0.413
Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
William Henry
Popularity : 0.3256
Reporter at Hospital (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Popularity : 0.1962
Ringsider (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Popularity : 0.1799
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Popularity : 0.3018
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Popularity : 0.3415
Party Guest (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Popularity : 0.068
Pretty Girl (uncredited)
Joanne Arnold
Popularity : 0.0774
Frank (uncredited)
Val Avery
Popularity : 0.7544
Fighter (uncredited)
Al Baffert
Popularity : 0.0327
Oklahoma City Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
Popularity : 0.2149
Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
Popularity : 0.304
New York Reporter (uncredited)
Emily Belser
Popularity : 0.0368
Statuesque Blonde (uncredited)
Julie Benedic
Popularity : 0.0071
Boxer Kayoed in Bakersfield (uncredited)
Phil Berger
Popularity : 0.0338
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Eve Bernhardt
Popularity : 0.052
Benko Son (uncredited)
Tony Blankley
Popularity : 0.0281
Benko Daughter (uncredited)
Penny Carpenter
Popularity : 0.2147
Alice (uncredited)
Marian Carr
Popularity : 0.1169
Reporter (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Popularity : 0.2292
Mrs. Benko (uncredited)
Tina Carver
Popularity : 0.0956
Chicago Television Announcer (uncredited)
Edwin Chandler
Popularity : 0.0363
Fight Fan (uncredited)
Winnie Chandler
Popularity : 0.0071
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
George Chester
Popularity : 0.0658
Fight Manager (uncredited)
George Cisar
Popularity : 0.4038
Gus Dundee (uncredited)
Pat Comiskey
Popularity : 0.1399
Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)
Lillian Culver
Popularity : 0.057
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Daly
Popularity : 0.1021
Shirley (uncredited)
Patricia Dane
Popularity : 0.0682
Joey (uncredited)
Vinnie De Carlo
Popularity : 0.0214
Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Elaine Edwards
Popularity : 0.5023
Fight Manager (uncredited)
Matty Fain
Popularity : 0.1066
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Popularity : 0.0955
Chief Firebird (uncredited)
Abel Fernandez
Popularity : 0.2027
Minor Role (uncredited)
Gil Frye
Popularity : 0.1775
Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert Fuller
Popularity : 1.0971
Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Gamble
Popularity : 0.0143
Fighter (uncredited)
Tommy Garland
Popularity : 0.0214
Fight Manager (uncredited)
Eddie Garr
Popularity : 0.0887
Minor Role (uncredited)
Charlie Gibbs
Popularity : 0.0667
Minister (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Popularity : 0.232
San Diego Referee (uncredited)
Bennie Goldberg
Popularity : 0.0071
Cornerman (uncredited)
Mickey Golden
Popularity : 0.1662
Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
Dorothy Gordon
Popularity : 0.0214
Gus Dundee's Doctor (uncredited)
Michael Granger
Popularity : 0.1192
Joey Greb - Fighter (uncredited)
Joe Greb
Popularity : 0.051
Referee (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Popularity : 0.3794
Party Guest (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Popularity : 0.1232
Tommy (uncredited)
Tommy Herman
Popularity : 0.0214
Referee (uncredited)
Joe Herrera
Popularity : 0.0286
Fight Fan (uncredited)
Vic Holbrook
Popularity : 0.0286
Usher (uncredited)
Tex Holden
Popularity : 0.1547
San Diego Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Bob Hopkins
Popularity : 0.0693
Fighter (uncredited)
Charles Horvath
Popularity : 0.4099
Fighter (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
Popularity : 0.4846
Minor Role (uncredited)
Don Kelly
Popularity : 0.1479
Man at Contract Signing (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Popularity : 0.1958
Reporter (uncredited)
Don Kohler
Popularity : 0.092
Manager (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Popularity : 0.1456
Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Pat Lawler
Popularity : 0.0168
Dundee Fight Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Peter Leeds
Popularity : 0.4667
Reporter (uncredited)
Larry Leverett
Popularity : 0.0362
New York Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Harry Lewis
Popularity : 0.0996
Minor Role (uncredited)
Mark Lowell
Popularity : 0.1339
Minor Role (uncredited)
William Marks
Popularity : 0.0605
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
Popularity : 0.1464
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Joseph Mell
Popularity : 0.3108
Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
Mort Mills
Popularity : 0.5626
Dundee Referee (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell
Popularity : 0.0638
House Doctor - New York (uncredited)
Irving Mitchell
Popularity : 0.1984
Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Diana Mumby
Popularity : 0.0214
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Popularity : 0.0713
Sailor Rigazzo (uncredited)
Matt Murphy
Popularity : 0.0261
Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Norris
Popularity : 0.0786
Milk Fund Referee (uncredited)
Jimmy O'Gatty
Popularity : 0.0774
Fighter (uncredited)
Ted Pavelec
Popularity : 0.0468
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Popularity : 0.126
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Popularity : 0.1698
Reporter (uncredited)
Stafford Repp
Popularity : 0.3305
Reporter (uncredited)
Alan Reynolds
Popularity : 0.2369
Minor Role (uncredited)
Eli Rill
Popularity : 0.0352
Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
Joanne Rio
Popularity : 0.0327
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Robinson
Popularity : 0.1121
Mrs. Harding's Lawyer (uncredited)
William Roerick
Popularity : 0.1787
Fighter (uncredited)
Jack Roper
Popularity : 0.0545
Salinas Referee (uncredited)
Wally Rose
Popularity : 0.1338
Referee (uncredited)
Abe Roth
Popularity : 0.0379
Reporter (uncredited)
Sandy Sanders
Popularity : 0.2387
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Popularity : 0.1748
Fighter (uncredited)
Fred Scheiwiller
Popularity : 0.0994
Reporter (uncredited)
Mark Scott
Popularity : 0.0311
Referee (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
Popularity : 0.0667
Minor Role (uncredited)
Gene Smith
Popularity : 0.0071
Brannen's Manager (uncredited)
J. Lewis Smith
Popularity : 0.0143
Girl (uncredited)
Angela Stevens
Popularity : 0.1604
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Popularity : 0.3471
Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Tannen
Popularity : 0.0963
House Doctor - Chicago (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor
Popularity : 0.2304
Milk Fund Fighter (uncredited)
Pat Valentino
Popularity : 0.0256
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Bennie Washington
Popularity : 0.0784
Reporter (uncredited)
Russ Whiteman
Popularity : 0.1409
Reporter (uncredited)
Bob Whitney
Popularity : 0.1284
Boxer Being Knocked Out in Salinas (uncredited)
Ulysses Williams
Popularity : 0.0609
Oklahoma Referee (uncredited)
James Wilson
Popularity : 0
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Popularity : 0.1796
Reporter (uncredited)
Dennis Moore
Popularity : 0.3777
