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 : 0.507
Nick Benko
Rod Steiger
Popularity : 0.661
Beth Willis
Jan Sterling
Popularity : 0.316
Toro Moreno
Mike Lane
Popularity : 0.175
Buddy Brannen
Max Baer
Popularity : 0.094
George
Jersey Joe Walcott
Popularity : 0.031
Jim Weyerhause
Edward Andrews
Popularity : 0.393
Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster
Harold J. Stone
Popularity : 0.856
Luís Agrandi
Carlos Montalbán
Popularity : 0.059
Leo
Nehemiah Persoff
Popularity : 0.549
Vince Fawcett
Felice Orlandi
Popularity : 0.175
Max
Herbie Faye
Popularity : 0.249
Danny McKeogh
Rusty Lane
Popularity : 0.192
Pop
Jack Albertson
Popularity : 0.295
Priest (uncredited)
Paul Frees
Popularity : 0.388
Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
William Henry
Popularity : 0.252
Reporter at Hospital (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Popularity : 0.085
Ringsider (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Popularity : 0.197
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Popularity : 0.478
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Popularity : 0.806
Party Guest (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Popularity : 0.092
Pretty Girl (uncredited)
Joanne Arnold
Popularity : 0.055
Frank (uncredited)
Val Avery
Popularity : 0.3
Fighter (uncredited)
Al Baffert
Popularity : 0.001
Oklahoma City Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
Popularity : 0.293
Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
Popularity : 0.118
New York Reporter (uncredited)
Emily Belser
Popularity : 0.001
Statuesque Blonde (uncredited)
Julie Benedic
Popularity : 0.001
Boxer Kayoed in Bakersfield (uncredited)
Phil Berger
Popularity : 0.001
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Eve Bernhardt
Popularity : 0.002
Benko Son (uncredited)
Tony Blankley
Popularity : 0.001
Benko Daughter (uncredited)
Penny Carpenter
Popularity : 0.001
Alice (uncredited)
Marian Carr
Popularity : 0.163
Reporter (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Popularity : 0.074
Mrs. Benko (uncredited)
Tina Carver
Popularity : 0.028
Chicago Television Announcer (uncredited)
Edwin Chandler
Popularity : 0.001
Fight Fan (uncredited)
Winnie Chandler
Popularity : 0.001
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
George Chester
Popularity : 0.001
Fight Manager (uncredited)
George Cisar
Popularity : 0.368
Gus Dundee (uncredited)
Pat Comiskey
Popularity : 0.006
Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)
Lillian Culver
Popularity : 0.035
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Daly
Popularity : 0.053
Shirley (uncredited)
Patricia Dane
Popularity : 0.074
Joey (uncredited)
Vinnie De Carlo
Popularity : 0.001
Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Elaine Edwards
Popularity : 0.097
Fight Manager (uncredited)
Matty Fain
Popularity : 0.041
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Popularity : 0.024
Chief Firebird (uncredited)
Abel Fernandez
Popularity : 0.133
Minor Role (uncredited)
Gil Frye
Popularity : 0.077
Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert Fuller
Popularity : 0.654
Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Gamble
Popularity : 0.001
Fighter (uncredited)
Tommy Garland
Popularity : 0.001
Fight Manager (uncredited)
Eddie Garr
Popularity : 0.039
Minor Role (uncredited)
Charlie Gibbs
Popularity : 0.001
Minister (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Popularity : 0.05
San Diego Referee (uncredited)
Bennie Goldberg
Popularity : 0.001
Cornerman (uncredited)
Mickey Golden
Popularity : 0.024
Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
Dorothy Gordon
Popularity : 0.001
Gus Dundee's Doctor (uncredited)
Michael Granger
Popularity : 0.059
Joey Greb - Fighter (uncredited)
Joe Greb
Popularity : 0.001
Referee (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Popularity : 0.302
Party Guest (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Popularity : 0.124
Tommy (uncredited)
Tommy Herman
Popularity : 0.001
Referee (uncredited)
Joe Herrera
Popularity : 0.001
Fight Fan (uncredited)
Vic Holbrook
Popularity : 0.001
Usher (uncredited)
Tex Holden
Popularity : 0.08
San Diego Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Bob Hopkins
Popularity : 0.004
Fighter (uncredited)
Charles Horvath
Popularity : 0.206
Fighter (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
Popularity : 0.464
Minor Role (uncredited)
Don Kelly
Popularity : 0.1
Man at Contract Signing (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Popularity : 0.217
Reporter (uncredited)
Don Kohler
Popularity : 0.016
Manager (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Popularity : 0.1
Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Pat Lawler
Popularity : 0.001
Dundee Fight Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Peter Leeds
Popularity : 0.471
Reporter (uncredited)
Larry Leverett
Popularity : 0.001
New York Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Harry Lewis
Popularity : 0.078
Minor Role (uncredited)
Mark Lowell
Popularity : 0.006
Minor Role (uncredited)
William Marks
Popularity : 0.001
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
Popularity : 0.149
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Joseph Mell
Popularity : 0.337
Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
Mort Mills
Popularity : 0.425
Dundee Referee (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell
Popularity : 0.091
House Doctor - New York (uncredited)
Irving Mitchell
Popularity : 0.101
Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Diana Mumby
Popularity : 0.001
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Popularity : 0.137
Sailor Rigazzo (uncredited)
Matt Murphy
Popularity : 0.001
Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Norris
Popularity : 0.001
Milk Fund Referee (uncredited)
Jimmy O'Gatty
Popularity : 0.001
Fighter (uncredited)
Ted Pavelec
Popularity : 0.024
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Popularity : 0.273
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Popularity : 0.071
Reporter (uncredited)
Stafford Repp
Popularity : 0.346
Reporter (uncredited)
Alan Reynolds
Popularity : 0.017
Minor Role (uncredited)
Eli Rill
Popularity : 0.001
Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
Joanne Rio
Popularity : 0.001
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Robinson
Popularity : 0.074
Mrs. Harding's Lawyer (uncredited)
William Roerick
Popularity : 0.053
Fighter (uncredited)
Jack Roper
Popularity : 0.019
Salinas Referee (uncredited)
Wally Rose
Popularity : 0.092
Referee (uncredited)
Abe Roth
Popularity : 0.001
Reporter (uncredited)
Sandy Sanders
Popularity : 0.094
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Popularity : 0.154
Fighter (uncredited)
Fred Scheiwiller
Popularity : 0.103
Reporter (uncredited)
Mark Scott
Popularity : 0.002
Referee (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
Popularity : 0.122
Minor Role (uncredited)
Gene Smith
Popularity : 0.001
Brannen's Manager (uncredited)
J. Lewis Smith
Popularity : 0.001
Girl (uncredited)
Angela Stevens
Popularity : 0.077
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Popularity : 0.35
Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Tannen
Popularity : 0.127
House Doctor - Chicago (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor
Popularity : 0.073
Milk Fund Fighter (uncredited)
Pat Valentino
Popularity : 0.001
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Bennie Washington
Popularity : 0.001
Reporter (uncredited)
Russ Whiteman
Popularity : 0.01
Reporter (uncredited)
Bob Whitney
Popularity : 0.015
Boxer Being Knocked Out in Salinas (uncredited)
Ulysses Williams
Popularity : 0.001
Oklahoma Referee (uncredited)
James Wilson
Popularity : 0.001
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Popularity : 0.268
Reporter (uncredited)
Dennis Moore
Popularity : 0.191
