Plot:

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.

Tags:

Actors - Crew

Humphrey Bogart
Eddie Willis

Rod Steiger
Nick Benko

Jan Sterling
Beth Willis

Mike Lane
Toro Moreno

Max Baer
Buddy Brannen

Jersey Joe Walcott
George

Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography

Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer

Jerry Wald
Executive Producer

Mark Robson
Director

Philip Yordan
Producer

Jerome Thoms
Editor

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