"An ambitious coal miner is talked into becoming a boxer by his gambler brother."
Jeff Chandler
as Coke Mason
Evelyn Keyes
as Rose Warren Mason
Stephen McNally
as George Mason
Rock Hudson
as Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
Joyce Holden
as 'Tiny' Ford - Photographer
Jim Backus
as Max Watkins
James Arness
as Alex Mallick
Steve Martin
as Joe Savella
George Baxter
as Herb Riley
George Adrian
as Charlie (uncredited)
Al Bain
as Boxer (uncredited)
Sam Balter
as Ringside Announcer (uncredited)
Eleanor Bassett
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
George Berkeley
as Miner (uncredited)
Larry J. Blake
as Ralph Crowley (uncredited)
John Call
as Mike Durant (uncredited)
Sherry Moreland
as Girl
Phil Bloom
as Cornerman (uncredited)
Willie Bloom
Harold Bostwick
as Commentator (uncredited)
George Brand
as Sportswriter (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Ralph Brooks
Boyd Cabeen
Mushy Callahan
as Referee at Allentown Arena (uncredited)
Johnny Carpenter
Douglas Carter
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Larry Chance
as Fighter (uncredited)
Martin Cichy
Michael Cisney
as Jack Mane (uncredited)
Johnny Clark
Doris Cole
as Billie (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
as Ringside Reporter (uncredited)
Bing Conley
Henry Corden
as Gambler (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Paul Cristo
Michael Dale
as Philly (uncredited)
Jack Daly
Mike Donovan
as Timekeeper (uncredited)
Art Dupuis
Walter 'Whitey' Ekwart
as Whitey (uncredited)
Bob Evans
as Loomis (uncredited)
Harry Evans
Tom Ferrandini
Sam Finn
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Wesley Gale
Kay Garrett
Rudy Germane
as Reporter (uncredited)
Joe Gray
Raymond Gray
as Jo Jo Meyers (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Joy Hallward
Emil Hanna
Sam Harris
Al Haskell
Tommy Herman
as Referee (uncredited)
Bill Hickman
George Hoagland
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
John Indrisano
as Referee at Chicago Arena (uncredited)
Pál Jávor
as Pete Kosco - aka O'Keefe (uncredited)
Johnny Kern
Donald Kerr
George Khoury
Barbara Knudson
as Girl (uncredited)
Verna Kornman
Ethan Laidlaw
Mike Lally
Louise Lane
Jimmy Lennon Sr.
as Announcer (uncredited)
Peggy Leon
Elmo Lincoln
George Magrill
as Alex's Cornerman (uncredited)
William Marks
Frank Marlowe
as Speed's Trainer (uncredited)
Alan Marston
Thomas Martin
as Waiter (uncredited)
John Maxwell
as Dr. Rowan (uncredited)
Larry McGrath
John McKee
Joe McTurk
as Big Nose Cassidy (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
Frank Moran
as Handler (uncredited)
John Nikcovich
Anton Northpole
William H. O'Brien
Kenneth Patterson
as Herb Daly (uncredited)
Pepito Pérez
Jack Perrin
Jack Perry
as Savella's Counterman (uncredited)
Foster H. Phinney
Mike Portanova
Paul Power
Al Rhein
Felice Richmond
Bruce Riley
Cyril Ring
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Ned Roberts
as Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Stephen Roberts
as Brad Morris (uncredited)
Joe Rocca
Rube Schaffer
Peter Scott
as Nick Norsworski (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Gregg Sherwood
as Gwendolyn (uncredited)
Peter Similuk
Eddie Lou Simms
as Jackie Bowden (uncredited)
Gloria Ann Simpson
Carl Sklover
as Coke's Second in Ring (uncredited)
Angela Stevens
Bert Stevens
Brick Sullivan
as Coke's Cornerman (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
as Referee of Championship Fight (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Frankie Van
Herb Vigran
as Melio (uncredited)
Eleanore Vogel
Wally Walker
Joe Walls
Gene Wesson
Lawrence A. Williams
Stuart Wilson
Eric Wilton
as Timekeeper, Mason-Sevella Fight (uncredited)
Larry Winter
Sally Yarnell
Joseph Pevney
Director
W.R. Burnett
Novel
Aaron Rosenberg
Producer
Carl E. Guthrie
Director of Photography
Russell F. Schoengarth
Editor
John W. Rogers
Associate Producer
George Zuckerman
Screenplay
Borden Chase
Bernard Herzbrun
Art Direction
Robert Boyle
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
John P. Austin
Bill Thomas
Costume Design
Leslie I. Carey
Sound
Joe Lapis
Joseph Gershenson
Music Director
David S. Horsley
Visual Effects
Joan St. Oegger
Hairstylist
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Technical Advisor
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Music
Elizabeth Firestone
Miklós Rózsa
Hans J. Salter
Frank Skinner
Stunts
Tom Hennesy
Visual Effects Camera
John Sherwood
Assistant Director
Milton Rosen
Original Music Composer
