

82 minutes
9/20/1951
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
as Cornerman (uncredited)
Harold Bostwick
as Commentator (uncredited)
George Brand
as Sportswriter (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Boyd Cabeen
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Mushy Callahan
as Referee at Allentown Arena (uncredited)

Johnny Carpenter
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Douglas Carter
as Minor Role (uncredited)

Larry Chance
as Fighter (uncredited)

Martin Cichy
as Miner (uncredited)
Michael Cisney
as Jack Mane (uncredited)
Johnny Clark
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Doris Cole
as Billie (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
as Ringside Reporter (uncredited)
Bing Conley
as Cornerman (uncredited)

Henry Corden
as Gambler (uncredited)

Harry Cording
as Miner (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Michael Dale
as Philly (uncredited)
Jack Daly
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
as Timekeeper (uncredited)
Art Dupuis
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Walter 'Whitey' Ekwart
as Whitey (uncredited)
Bob Evans
as Loomis (uncredited)
Harry Evans
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Sam Finn
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Wesley Gale
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Kay Garrett
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
as Reporter (uncredited)
Joe Gray
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Raymond Gray
as Jo Jo Meyers (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

Joy Hallward
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Emil Hanna
as Miner (uncredited)
Sam Harris
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Al Haskell
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Tommy Herman
as Referee (uncredited)

Bill Hickman
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
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
as Cornerman (uncredited)

Donald Kerr
as Sportswriter (uncredited)
George Khoury
as Miner (uncredited)

Barbara Knudson
as Girl (uncredited)
Verna Kornman
as Pedestrian (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw
as Miner (uncredited)

Mike Lally
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Louise Lane
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Jimmy Lennon Sr.
as Announcer (uncredited)
Peggy Leon
as Minor Role (uncredited)

Elmo Lincoln
as Minor Role (uncredited)

George Magrill
as Alex's Cornerman (uncredited)
William Marks
as Reporter (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe
as Speed's Trainer (uncredited)
Alan Marston
as Sportswriter (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
as Waiter (uncredited)

John Maxwell
as Dr. Rowan (uncredited)
Larry McGrath
as Referee (uncredited)

John McKee
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Joe McTurk
as Big Nose Cassidy (uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell
as Announcer (uncredited)

Frank Moran
as Handler (uncredited)
John Nikcovich
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Anton Northpole
as Miner (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
as Waiter (uncredited)
Kenneth Patterson
as Herb Daly (uncredited)
Pepito Pérez
as Minor Role (uncredited)

Jack Perrin
as Pedestrian (uncredited)

Jack Perry
as Savella's Counterman (uncredited)
Foster H. Phinney
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Mike Portanova
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Paul Power
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Al Rhein
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Felice Richmond
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Bruce Riley
as Sportswriter (uncredited)

Cyril Ring
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Ned Roberts
as Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Stephen Roberts
as Brad Morris (uncredited)
Joe Rocca
as Sportswriter (uncredited)
Rube Schaffer
as Referee (uncredited)
Peter Scott
as Nick Norsworski (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Gregg Sherwood
as Gwendolyn (uncredited)
Peter Similuk
as Miner (uncredited)
Eddie Lou Simms
as Jackie Bowden (uncredited)
Gloria Ann Simpson
as Minor Role (uncredited)

Carl Sklover
as Coke's Second in Ring (uncredited)

Angela Stevens
as Girl (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
as Coke's Cornerman (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan
as Referee of Championship Fight (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Frankie Van
as Referee (uncredited)

Herb Vigran
as Melio (uncredited)
Eleanore Vogel
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Wally Walker
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Joe Walls
as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Gene Wesson
as Sportswriter (uncredited)
Lawrence A. Williams
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Stuart Wilson
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
as Timekeeper, Mason-Sevella Fight (uncredited)
Larry Winter
as Miner (uncredited)
Sally Yarnell
as Minor Role (uncredited)