Synopsis
An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
Cast

Kirk Douglas
Midge Kelly

Marilyn Maxwell
Grace Diamond

Arthur Kennedy
Connie Kelly

Paul Stewart
Tommy Haley

Ruth Roman
Emma Bryce

Lola Albright
Palmer Harris

Luis van Rooten
Jerry Harris

Harry Shannon
Lew

John Daheim
Johnny Dunne

Ralph Sanford
Hammond

Esther Howard
Mrs. Kelly

Bill Baldwin
Bill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)
Sam Balter
Championship Fight Announcer (uncredited)

Don Brodie
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
Mushy Callahan
Referee Title Fight (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing
Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)

Paul Dubov
Gangster (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
Tough Tramp in Boxcar (uncredited)
Joe Gray
Championship Fight Opponent (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton
Fight Stadium Guard (uncredited)

Mike Lally
Well-Wisher in Nightclub (uncredited)

Hal March
Mobster (uncredited)

George Meader
Fight Doctor (uncredited)
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