"I want a man … not a human punching bag!"

1949

1h 13m

7.3(164 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

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Cast & Crew

68 members

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Robert Ryan

Stoker

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Audrey Totter

Julie

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George Tobias

Tiny

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Alan Baxter

Little Boy

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Wallace Ford

Gus

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Percy Helton

Red

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Hal Baylor

Tiger Nelson

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Darryl Hickman

Shanley

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Kevin O'Morrison

Moore

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James Edwards

Luther Hawkins

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David Clarke

Gunboat Johnson

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Phillip Pine

Souza

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Edwin Max

Danny

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Herbert Anderson

Husband (uncredited)

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Larry Anzalone

Mexican Fighter (uncredited)

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Arthur Berkeley

Cafe Patron (uncredited)

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Burman Bodel

Man (uncredited)

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John Butler

Blind Man's Buddy (uncredited)

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Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Handler (uncredited)

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Bud Cokes

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

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Heinie Conklin

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

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Gene Delmont

Handler (uncredited)

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Abe Dinovitch

Ring Caller (uncredited)

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Paul Dubov

Gambler (uncredited)

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Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig

Timekeeper (uncredited)

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Dan Foster

Bettor with Bunny (uncredited)

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David Fresco

Mickey (uncredited)

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Joseph Glick

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Bernard Gorcey

Tobacco Man (uncredited)

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Vincent Graeff

Newsboy (uncredited)

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William E. Green

Doctor (uncredited)

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Bobby Henshaw

Announcer (uncredited)

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John Indrisano

Corner Man (uncredited)

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Michael Jeffers

Sidewalk Spectator (uncredited)

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Dick Johnstone

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

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Donald Kerr

Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

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Jess Kirkpatrick

Gambler (uncredited)

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Joseph La Cava

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Hawkins' Handler (uncredited)

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Richard LaMarr

Vendor (uncredited)

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Archie Leonard

Blind Man (uncredited)

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Dwight Martin

Glutton (uncredited)

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William McCarter

Handler (uncredited)

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Mathew McCue

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

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Lynn Millan

Bunny (uncredited)

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Frank Mills

Photographer (uncredited)

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Ben Moselle

Referee (uncredited)

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Tommy Noonan

Masher on Street (uncredited)

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Anton Northpole

Minor Role (uncredited)

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William J. O'Brien

Pitchman (uncredited)

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Brian O'Hara

Man with Cigar (uncredited)

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Jack Perry

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

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Jack Raymond

Husband (uncredited)

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Frank Richards

Bat - Program Vendor (uncredited)

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Walter Ridge

Manager (uncredited)

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Tony Roux

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

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Sammy Shack

Sam (uncredited)

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Carl Sklover

Man (uncredited)

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Emmett Smith

Ring Second (uncredited)

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Billy Snyder

Fun Palace Barker (uncredited)

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Ray Spiker

Security Guard (uncredited)

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Harold J. Stone

Ringside observer (uncredited)

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Jack Stoney

Nelson's Second (uncredited)

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Brick Sullivan

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

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Harry Tenbrook

Fight Spectator Behind the Glutton (uncredited)

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Charles Wagenheim

Hamburger Man (uncredited)

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Constance Worth

Wife (uncredited)

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Phil Bloom

Minor Role (uncredited)

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