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The Harder They Fall
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Directed by
Mark Robson 
 
Writing credits
Philip Yordan (screen play)

Budd Schulberg (based on a novel by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Humphrey Bogart ... Eddie Willis

Rod Steiger ... Nick Benko

Jan Sterling ... Beth Willis
Mike Lane ... Toro Moreno

Max Baer ... Buddy Brannen
Jersey Joe Walcott ... George

Edward Andrews ... Jim Weyerhause

Harold J. Stone ... Art Leavitt
Carlos Montalbán ... Luís Agrandi (as Carlos Montalban)

Nehemiah Persoff ... Leo
Felice Orlandi ... Vince Fawcett
Herbie Faye ... Max
Rusty Lane ... Danny McKeogh

Jack Albertson ... Pop
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Val Avery ... Frank (uncredited)
Al Baffert ... Fighter (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin ... Oklahoma City Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Emily Belser ... New York Reporter (uncredited)
Julie Benedic ... Statuesque Blonde (uncredited)
Phil Berger ... Boxer Kayoed in Bakersfield (uncredited)
Eve Bernhardt ... Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Tony Blankley ... Benko Son (uncredited)
Penny Carpenter ... Benko Daughter (uncredited)
Marian Carr ... Alice (uncredited)
Tina Carver ... Mrs. Benko (uncredited)
Edwin Chandler ... Chicago Television Announcer (uncredited)
George Cisar ... Fight Manager (uncredited)
Pat Comiskey ... Gus Dundee (uncredited)
Lillian Culver ... Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)
Jack Daly ... Reporter (uncredited)
Patricia Dane ... Shirley (uncredited)
Vinnie De Carlo ... Joey (uncredited)
Elaine Edwards ... Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Matty Fain ... Fight Manager (uncredited)
Abel Fernandez ... Chief Firebird (uncredited)
Paul Frees ... Priest (uncredited)
Gil Frye ... Minor Role (uncredited)

Robert Fuller ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Ralph Gamble ... Reporter (uncredited)

Tommy Garland ... Fighter (uncredited)
Eddie Garr ... Fight Manager (uncredited)
Charles Gibb ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Everett Glass ... Minister (uncredited)
Benny Goldberg ... San Diego Referee (uncredited)
Dorothy Gordon ... Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
Michael Granger ... Gus Dundee's Doctor (uncredited)
Joe Greb ... Joey Greb - Fighter (uncredited)
Frank Hagney ... Referee (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
William Henry ... Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
Tommy Herman ... Tommy (uncredited)
Joe Herrera ... Referee (uncredited)
Vic Holbrook ... Fight Fan (uncredited)
Bob Hopkins ... San Diego Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Charles Horvath ... Fighter (uncredited)

Roy Jenson ... Fighter (uncredited)
Don Kelly ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Man at Contract Signing (uncredited)
Don Kohler ... Reporter (uncredited)
Pat Lawler ... Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Peter Leeds ... Dundee Fight Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Larry Leverett ... Reporter (uncredited)

Harry Lewis ... New York Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Winnie C. Logan ... Fight Fan (uncredited)
Mark Lowell ... Minor Role (uncredited)
William Marks ... Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank McClure ... Reporter at Hospital (uncredited)
Joseph Mell ... Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Mort Mills ... Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell ... Dundee Referee (uncredited)
Irving Mitchell ... House Doctor - New York (uncredited)
Dennis Moore ... Reporter (uncredited)
Diana Mumby ... Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Matt Murphy ... Sailor Rigazzo (uncredited)
Richard Norris ... Reporter (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien ... Ringsider (uncredited)
Jimmy O'Gatty ... Milk Fund Referee (uncredited)
Ted Pavelec ... Fighter (uncredited)

Stafford Repp ... Reporter (uncredited)
Alan Reynolds ... Reporter (uncredited)
Eli Rill ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Joanne Rio ... Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
William Roerick ... Mrs. Harding's Lawyer (uncredited)
Jack Roper ... Fighter (uncredited)
Wally Rose ... Salinas Referee (uncredited)
Abe Roth ... Referee (uncredited)
Sandy Sanders ... Reporter (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo ... Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Fred Scheiwiller ... Fighter (uncredited)
Mark Scott ... Reporter (uncredited)
Gene Smith ... Minor Role (uncredited)
J. Lewis Smith ... Brannen's Manager (uncredited)

Angela Stevens ... Girl (uncredited)
Bert Stevens ... Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Hal Taggart ... Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Tannen ... Reporter (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor ... House Doctor - Chicago (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey ... Fight Rooter (uncredited)
Pat Valentino ... Milk Fund Fighter (uncredited)
Gloria Victor ... Pretty Girl (uncredited)
Russ Whiteman ... Reporter (uncredited)
Ulysses Williams ... Boxer Being Knocked Out in Salinas (uncredited)
James Wilson ... Oklahoma Referee (uncredited)
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Produced by
Philip Yordan .... producer
Jerry Wald .... executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Hugo Friedhofer 
 
Cinematography by
Burnett Guffey (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Jerome Thoms (film editor)
 
Art Direction by
William Flannery 
 
Set Decoration by
William Kiernan 
Alfred E. Spencer 
 
Makeup Department
Clay Campbell .... makeup artist
Helen Hunt .... hair stylist
Charles Blackman .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Charles Gemora .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Robert J. Schiffer .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Milton Feldman .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Lambert E. Day .... sound (as Lambert Day)
John P. Livadary .... recording supervisor (as John Livadary)
 
Stunts
Wally Rose .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Richard H. Kline .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Arthur Morton .... orchestrator
Lionel Newman .... conductor
 
Other crew
John Indrisano .... technical advisor
Curtis Harrington .... assistant to producer (uncredited)
 
Crew verified as complete

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