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1949 • 1h 13min • Approved • Crime, Drama

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

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

IMDb 7.8

RT 85%

Director

Robert Wise

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Joseph Moncure March

Robert Wise

Art Cohn

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Robert Ryan

Stoker

Audrey Totter

Julie

George Tobias

Tiny

Alan Baxter

Little Boy

Wallace Ford

Gus

Percy Helton

Red

Hal Baylor

Tiger Nelson

Darryl Hickman

Shanley

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James Edwards Luther Hawkins

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Herbert Anderson Husband (uncredited)

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