Directed by:
Robert RossenScreenplay:
Abraham PolonskyCinematography:
James Wong HoweComposer:
Hugo FriedhoferCast:
John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere, William Conrad, Joseph Pevney, Canada Lee, Ed Begley, William H. O'Brien, Virginia Gregg, Mike Lally (more)Plots(1)
A boxer wins the world middleweight championship title in a fixed fight. His deteriorated moral compass leads him away from his loved ones. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![John Garfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/936/161936893_a3e3ef.jpg)
John Garfield
USA
Best movies:
Anni difficili (1948)
Juarez (1939)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
![Lilli Palmer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/936/161936866_da068f.jpg)
Lilli Palmer
German Empire
Best movies:
Father's Trip (1966)
Julia, Du bist zauberhaft (1962)
The Boys from Brazil (1978)
![Hazel Brooks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/587/160587426_0e4ff4.jpg)
Hazel Brooks
South Africa
Best movies:
Arch of Triumph (1948)
The Harvey Girls (1946)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
![Anne Revere](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/349/164349845_b1f4d2.png)
Anne Revere
USA
Best movies:
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
![William Conrad](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871826_65cb02.jpg)
William Conrad
USA
Best movies:
Arch of Triumph (1948)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
![Joseph Pevney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792659_2b0470.jpg)
Joseph Pevney
USA
Best movies:
Body and Soul (1947)
Thieves' Highway (1949)
Shakedown (1950)
Canada Lee
USA
Best movies:
Lifeboat (1944)
Body and Soul (1947)
![Ed Begley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/384/164384710_f5db3d.png)
Ed Begley
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
![William H. O'Brien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000169_7ce976.jpg)
William H. O'Brien
Australia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Graduate (1967)
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
![Virginia Gregg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000235_4f1eda.jpg)
Virginia Gregg
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV movie)
Heidi's Song (1982)
![Mike Lally](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162588_4b5fd8.jpg)
Mike Lally
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
![Bert Stevens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256255_85bf54.jpg)
Bert Stevens
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
![Lloyd Gough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162677_8e5250.jpg)
Lloyd Gough
USA
Best movies:
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Storm Warning (1951)
Funny Girl (1968)
![Forbes Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185624_51416d.gif)
Forbes Murray
Canada
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Vertigo (1958)
![Harold Miller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/975/160975967_38771f.jpg)
Harold Miller
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
![Sid Melton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/318/159318047_5f02aa.jpg)
Sid Melton
USA
Best movies:
White Heat (1949)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Larry Steers
USA
Best movies:
The Gold Rush (1925)
Love Crazy (1941)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Tim Ryan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/935/159935032_4efdf3.jpg)
Tim Ryan
USA
Best movies:
It Started with Eve (1941)
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
The Stratton Story (1949)
George Magrill
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Love Crazy (1941)
![Cyril Ring](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/952/159952409_add6da.jpg)
Cyril Ring
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)