Details

Release year: 1956

Storyline

Up and coming ambitious boxer Tommy Shea must choose between making dishonest money with crooked promoter Harry Cram or honestly winning a title, as advised by his manager Dave Bernstein.

Top credits

Directors

Jesse Hibbs

Writers

Cast

Audie Murphy — Tommy Shea
Barbara Rush — Dorothy Mallinson
Jeff Morrow — Robert T. Mallinson
John McIntire — Dave Bernstein

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Did you know

• Movie Opening is the real Local Jersey City newspaper "Jersey Journal. ".

• The sporty car Dorothy drives is a 1955 Ford Thunderbird. Ford made 16,155 of these cars that first model year, sixty percent more than they had anticipated. Base price was $2,944 ($34,600 in 2024). An example in just average condition in 2024 could be worth about $50,000 to $60,000 at auction.

• By the baseball scores reported in the newspaper used in the opening credits, they are games played on Wednesday 6 July 1955, so the paper would be dated Thursday 7 July 1955.