Down-on-his-luck ex-sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by shady fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his latest find, an unknown but easily exploitable phenom from Argentina.
The original Karate Kid decides which dojo best suits some famous fighters in film and TV history.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Humphrey Bogart | ... | Eddie Willis | |
| Rod Steiger | ... | Nick Benko | |
| Jan Sterling | ... | Beth Willis | |
| Mike Lane | ... | Toro Moreno | |
| Max Baer | ... | Buddy Brannen | |
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Jersey Joe Walcott | ... | George |
| Edward Andrews | ... | Jim Weyerhause | |
| Harold J. Stone | ... | Art Leavitt | |
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Carlos Montalbán | ... | Luís Agrandi (as Carlos Montalban) |
| Nehemiah Persoff | ... | Leo | |
| Felice Orlandi | ... | Vince Fawcett | |
| Herbie Faye | ... | Max | |
| Rusty Lane | ... | Danny McKeogh | |
| Jack Albertson | ... | Pop | |
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After 17 years as a recognized and respected sports journalist in New York City, Eddie Willis finds himself out of a job when his newspaper folds. He's approached by a major fight promoter, Nick Benko, to act as a public relations man for his new heavyweight fighter Toro Moreno. Eddie knows the how the fight game works and after watching Toro in the ring, realizes Toro is nothing but a stiff who has no hope of succeeding. Benko offers him a sizable salary and an unlimited expense account and given his financial situation, he agrees. Benko's strategy to make money is one that has been used time again. Starting in California and moving east, they arrange a series of fights for Toro with stiffs and has-beens. All of the fights are rigged to build up his record and get him a fight with the heavyweight champion, Buddy Brannen, where they will make a sizable profit at the gate. Along the way, one boxer gets killed in the ring and Eddie begins to have serious doubts about what he is doing. Written by garykmcd
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April 1956 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$1,350,000, 31 December 1956Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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