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Audrey Totter Julie as Julie. George Tobias Tiny as Tiny. Wallace Ford Gus as Gus. Percy Helton Red as Red. Darryl Hickman Shanley as Shanley. Phillip Pine Souza as Souza. Edwin Max Danny as Danny. Herbert Anderson Husband as Husband uncredited. Burman Bodel Man as Man uncredited. Robert Wise. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Over-the-hill boxer Bill 'Stoker' Thompson insists he can still win, though his wife Julie pleads with him to quit.

But his manager Tiny is so confident he will lose, he takes money for a "dive" from tough gambler Little Boy Tension builds as Stoker hopes to "take" Tiger Nelson, unaware of what will happen to him if he does. I Want a Man Not a Human Punching Bag! Add content advisory. Did you know Edit. Trivia Robert Ryan was a boxing champion while a student at Dartmouth college. Quotes Stoker : Yeah, top spot. User reviews 90 Review.

Top review. Fight scenes-wise, this was "Rocky" almost 30 years before there ever was a "Rocky. But, don't get me wrong, I liked this film. It was good stuff. Robert Ryan, playing a year-old aging rank fighter, gives it his all against an up-and-coming kid, not knowing that he supposed to take a dive.

He finally finds this out his manager didn't tell him and by then, he was not going give up trying against his opponent. There are so many punches thrown in this four-round bout it will make your head swim.

The best part of this film, to me, was the cinematography, which was outstanding. Kudos to director Robert Wise for the photography. There are a lot of nice facial closeups in here, all of which look sharp on the recent DVD transfer.

Humor is thrown into this film-noir as we see a variety of boxing fans, from the bloodthirsty woman to a fat man always eating to another guy acting out the action while in his ringside seat. They provide some much- needed respite from the grim story. Ryan, as he usually was, is interesting to watch. James Edwards Luther Hawkins. David Clark Gunboat Johnson. Phillip Pine Souza. Edwin Max Danny. David Fresco Mickey. William E. Green Doctor. Abe Dinovitch Ring Caller. Jack Chase Hawkins' Second.

Mike Lally Handler. Arthur Sullivan Handler. William McCather Handler. Gene Delmont Handler. Herbert Anderson Husband. Jack Raymond Husband. Helen Brown Wive.

Constance Worth Wive. Walter Ridge Manager. Jess Kirkpatrick Gambler. Paul Dubov Gambler. Frank Richards Bat. Jack Stoney Nelson's Second. Archie Leonard Blind Man. Tomlin John Butler Man. Ralph Volkie Man. Tony Merrill Man. Carl Sklover Man. Sammy Shack Man. Herman Boden Man. Andy Carillo Man. Charles Sullivan Man. Al Rehin Man. Tommy Noonan Man. Dan Foster Man. Everett Smith Man. Brian O'hara Man. Donald Kerr Man. Lillian Castle Woman. Frances Mack Woman.

Ruth Brennan Woman.