Directed by:
John SturgesScreenplay:
Charles SchneeCinematography:
Norbert BrodineComposer:
David RaksinCast:
June Allyson, Dick Powell, Ricardo Montalban, Lionel Barrymore, Teresa Celli, Barry Kelley, John Gallaudet, Mimi Aguglia, Larry Keating, Kenneth Tobey (more)Plots(1)
Prizefighter Johnny is in love with his promoter O'Malley's daughter Pat. His best friend, sports reporter Rick, is also in love with her but knows that she loves Johnny. Lonely Rick takes up drinking and women (including Marilyn Monroe in nightclub bit part). Johnny knows his right hand is going bad and has to work fast to make real money. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
June Allyson
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
The Stratton Story (1949)
Dick Powell
USA
Best movies:
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
Ricardo Montalban
Mexico
Best movies:
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
The Reluctant Saint (1962)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Lionel Barrymore
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Captains Courageous (1937)
West of Zanzibar (1928)
Teresa Celli
USA
Best movies:
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
The Great Caruso (1951)
Border Incident (1949)
Barry Kelley
USA
Best movies:
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Carrie (1952)
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
John Gallaudet
USA
Best movies:
In Cold Blood (1967)
Pickup on South Street (1953)
Birth of the Blues (1941)
Mimi Aguglia
Italy
Best movies:
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
The Rose Tattoo (1955)
Unconquered (1947)
Larry Keating
USA
Best movies:
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Monkey Business (1952)
Whirlpool (1949)
Kenneth Tobey
USA
Best movies:
The Stratton Story (1949)
Flying High! (1980)
The Great Sinner (1949)
David Wolfe
USA
Best movies:
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
5 Fingers (1952)
House of Strangers (1949)
Marilyn Monroe
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
All About Eve (1950)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Chester Conklin
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
John Mitchum
USA
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
Stalag 17 (1953)
El Dorado (1966)
Frank Ferguson
USA
Best movies:
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Harold Miller
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
John Crawford
USA
Best movies:
The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Big Heat (1953)
Franklyn Farnum
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Robert Osterloh
USA
Best movies:
Inherit the Wind (1960)
White Heat (1949)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Cap Somers
USA
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Storm Warning (1951)