A Requiem for a Heavyweight (Boxing in Film Noir & Crime movies)
"Well, that's the way it is. You're a fighter, you gotta fight."
The Set-Up (1949).
The Set-Up (1949).
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- DirectorJames FoleyStarsJason PatricRachel WardBruce DernAfter he escapes from a mental hospital, a former boxer works for a widow. When she asks him to get involved in a kidnapping, he has second thoughts.A neo-noir film.
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsRobert RyanAudrey TotterGeorge TobiasExpecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
- DirectorRalph NelsonStarsAnthony QuinnJackie GleasonMickey RooneyKnockout performances by Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney and Julie Harris highlight this hard-hitting drama of corruption in the ring. Featuring Muhammad Ali.
- DirectorRalph NelsonStarsJack PalanceKeenan WynnKim HunterAn over-the-hill heavyweight boxing champion who suffers from the ravages of years of head trauma is exploited by his manager, despite the efforts of a compassionate young woman who tries to help him recover his self-respect.
- DirectorMark RobsonStarsKirk DouglasArthur KennedyMarilyn MaxwellBoxer Midge Kelly rises to fame...mainly by stepping on other people.
- DirectorRobert RossenStarsJohn GarfieldLilli PalmerHazel BrooksA talented boxer's young career hits difficult terrain when an unethical promoter takes interest in him.
- DirectorRon WinstonStarsRod SerlingIvan DixonSteven PerryAn aging boxer finds himself the winner of a match he thought he had lost, the result a six-year-old's frantic wish. But can a world-weary, embittered man still believe in miracles, or will he turn his back on them?
- DirectorHerbert KlineStarsRichard ConteVanessa BrownLee J. CobbIn Mexico, a young boxer uses his winnings to buy guns to avenge his family's murder.
- DirectorFred M. WilcoxStarsShelley WintersKeenan WynnDewey MartinA little B-picture that M-G-M tossed out, barely promoted and forgot about but one that is better than some of the A-dross from Leo in the same era. Shelley Winters, after an absence of 15 months from the screen, is on the down-side of her sexpot days and the upside of her character days and is excellent as the devoted wife trying to keep her larcency-inclined husband on the up-and-up and has more losses than wins in that department; Kennan Wynn is even better as her fight-manager husband and gives a controlled performance as a blustery character, as opposed to the uncontrolled, mail-it-in, over-the-top blustery characters he later played in many westerns; and Earl Holliman as Wynn's harmonica-playing, punch-drunk handyman is dead on the mark. Story, which strays a bit toward the melodramatic in places, concerns a deacon's son,Daniel Norson(Dewey Martin), who thinks he has killed a man in a fight over a girl and goes on the lam. He is picked up by fight manager Willy Wurble (Keenan Wynn)and, since he owns a deadly punch, becomes a successful prize fighter. But his religious background leads him to refuse to take a dive in a fight Willy has fixed, even though he thinks Willy will turn him in on the murder charge. Creditability flies a little out of the window when Daniel discovers the man he is to fight is actually the man he thought he killed. Daniel's devoutness and faith has made Willy a semi-reformed sinner but that may be only because of lack of opportunity at the moment.
- DirectorDon WeisStarsLee MarvinJoe MantellChuck HicksIn 1974, boxing has been outlawed and is performed by mechanical robots. With his next and possibly last fight approaching and his robot in need of repair, he resorts to one last desperate gamble.
- DirectorMark RobsonStarsHumphrey BogartRod SteigerJan SterlingAn ex-sportswriter is hired by a shady fight promoter to promote his latest find, an unknown but easily exploitable rising star from Argentina.
- DirectorElia KazanStarsMarlon BrandoKarl MaldenLee J. CobbAn ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims.
- DirectorJohn SturgesStarsJune AllysonDick PowellRicardo MontalbanTwo boxing promoters compete to sign up Mexican-American prizefighter Johnny Monterez who, despite his talent, is ashamed of his heritage and boxes on borrowed time due to a permanent hand injury.
- CreatorHam FisherStarsJoe Kirkwood Jr.Cathy DownsMaxie RosenbloomJoe Palooka is a mild mannered boxer who is in love with Anne and goes about life in a gentle way. This syndicated series was based on a narrative first popular as a comic book, then a radio show.
- DirectorJerry HopperStarsTony CurtisPat CrowleyErnest BorgnineA grocery store clerk turns prizefighter to win prize money to bail his drunken father out of jail.
- DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsJames CagneyMarian NixonGuy KibbeeYoung boxer Jim Kane, resting at a New Mexico "health ranch," meets and falls for Peggy Harmon, former nightclub table singer...who needs $600 more for her sickly son to stay in the place. To help her, Jim endangers his health with a tough boxing match in Tijuana. Before long, he's back fighting while Peggy stays in the desert. But in the city, after new triumphs, Jim meets Joan, a teasing Society blonde. Will he see through her before it's too late?
- DirectorKing VidorStarsWallace BeeryJackie CooperIrene RichAn alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son.
- StarsRichard JoyPaul LambertHelen KleebOf the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
- DirectorJesse HibbsStarsAudie MurphyBarbara RushJeff MorrowUp and coming ambitious boxer Tommy Shea must choose between making dishonest money with crooked promoter Harry Cram or honestly winning a title, as advised by his manager Dave Bernstein.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroCathy MoriartyJoe PesciThe life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.Mix of neo-noir.
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsPaul NewmanPier AngeliEverett SloaneBoxer Rocky Graziano's biopic, based on his autobiography, from childhood to his World Middleweight Championship title win at age 28 in 1947.
- DirectorKurt NeumannStarsGerald MohrRita MorenoLalo RiosA young American of Mexican decent in East Los Angeles, California uses the boxing ring to make a better life for himself and his family, and learns as much about being a Latino in a white society as he does about boxing.
- DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsPedro InfanteEvita Muñoz 'Chachita'Amanda del LlanoPepe el Toro becomes a boxer and accidentally kills his best friend during a semi-final match. Channeling his anger and frustration, Pepe goes on to win the championship while beginning close friends with his friend's widower. The third and final installment in the "Pepe el Toro" saga and part of the 23 film library of the most iconic classic Mexican film and recording star, Pedro Infante.
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsErrol FlynnAlexis SmithJack CarsonAs bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert, Jim Corbett, uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the top of the boxing world.About heavyweight boxing champion James J. Corbett (1866-1933).
- DirectorAlbert H. KelleyStarsKane RichmondSally BlaneSam HardyA series of ten 2-reel dramas, each story complete in itself, centered around the sport of boxing. Individual titles are: #1: Kid Roberts/Hooks and Eyes; #2: Hammer and Tongs/David and Goliath; #3: The Knockout; #4: The Comeback; #5: The Mardi Gras; #6: All for a Lady; #7: Framed!; #8: The Lady Killer; #9: Kane Meets Abel; #10: The Champion.
- DirectorAnatole LitvakJean NegulescoStarsJames CagneyAnn SheridanArthur KennedyDanny is a content truck driver, but his girl Peggy shows potential as a dancer and hopes he too can show ambition. Danny acquiesces and pursues boxing to please her, but the two begin to spend more time working than time together.
- DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsClark GableJeanette MacDonaldSpencer TracyA Barbary Coast saloonkeeper and a Nob Hill impresario are rivals for the affections of a beautiful singer, both personally and professionally, in 1906 San Francisco.
- DirectorMarcel CarnéStarsJean GabinArlettyRoland LesaffreThe story of Andre Menard, a promising young amateur boxer from an impoverished background who is mentored by former pro Victor Le Garrec, and whose career path takes a nosedive when he falls for the wealthy Corinne.
- DirectorBusby BerkeleyStarsJohn GarfieldClaude RainsThe Dead End KidsA champion boxer on the lamb, believed to have committed murder while drunk, takes refuge and finds redemption at a farm for delinquent youths.
- CreatorRoy HugginsStarsEfrem Zimbalist Jr.Edd ByrnesRoger SmithStu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama.
- DirectorWilliam BerkeStarsHugh BeaumontEdward BrophyRichard TravisDennis O'Brien is hired by Barton to bet on Harper, an old fighter, against Lundy, placing the bets in the name of Steve Belzig. Lundy dies of a blood clot during the bout. At Barton's hotel, after the fight, Dennis finds Gannon and Lundy, where he learns that Belzig is Lundy's real name and that Barton and Gannon had the fight fixed for Lundy to take a dive in the first round, but Barton told Lundy to wait until the seventh and Harper didn't last that long. Dennis is knocked out and comes to to find police Lt. Burger in the room with him with Lundy dead. Accused of the murder and out on bail, Dennis starts his own investigation and finds that Gale Chase is connected with Gannon. He makes Gannon think that Gale is double-crossing him, but is arrested by Burger before he can harm Gale...(end first story... start second story)... Irma Rand hires Dennis to pose as Ted Fallon, husband of her step-daughter Sylvia. She introduces him to Eddie and Bill Rafferty, who knock him out and he awakens to find himself next to the body of the real Ted Fallon. He goes to Sylvia's apartment where he is again slugged by the two thugs, but this time he awakens and finds both men dead. The always-late Lt.Burger accuses him of these crimes. He learns from his buddy, Professor Shicker that Sylvia had cashed $30,000 worth of bonds belonging to Rafferty and is planning to flee the country with Irma. Catching up to them Dennis and Burger learn that Irma killed Ted Fallon... and Sylvia, believing that Rafferty did it, killed him and Eddie.
- DirectorEdward DmytrykStarsRichard DenningJeanne CagneyJ. Carrol NaishBill Crane, an up and coming honest boxer, runs afoul of Taggerty and his fellow racketeers by fighting fair. They set out to ruin Crane but with the support of his girl Mary and newspaperman Matson the pugilist stands up to the mob.
- DirectorTod BrowningStarsLew AyresRobert ArmstrongJean HarlowPrizefighter Mason loses his opening fight so wife Rose leaves him for Hollywood. Without her around Mason trains and starts winning. Rose comes back and wants Mason to dump his manager Regan and replace him with her secret lover Lewis.
- StarsJack WardenArch JohnsonWilliam SmithCaptain Gus Hornochek and Sergeant Danny Keller are members of a special force dedicated to eliminating criminal elements. Taking place in an unnamed Midwestern city, the two officers report to Commissioner Matt Gower.
- DirectorBruce D. ClarkStarsFred WilliamsonBernie HamiltonVonetta McGeeA Los Angeles dock worker becomes a boxer but his crooked manager is involved in various rackets and he's working for the mob.
- DirectorJoseph PevneyStarsJeff ChandlerEvelyn KeyesStephen McNallyAn ambitious coal miner is talked into becoming a boxer by his gambler brother.
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsRalph MeekerLeslie CaronKurt KasznarAn about-to-retire New Orleans newspaper columnist tells the story of a most unforgettable character: boxer Socks Barbarossa.
- DirectorPhil KarlsonStarsJohn PayneEvelyn KeyesBrad DexterA former boxer turned cab driver has to hide from the police when his badgering wife is murdered by the jewel thief she was having an affair with.
- DirectorMario CamusStarsJulián MateosLuis RomeroCarlos OteroIt is the portrait of the life of an amateur boxer who falls into the hands of a cruel manager while turning into professional.
- DirectorJeremy KaganStarsJackie GleasonMac DavisTeri GarrA team of cons is planning a new scam involving betting on a boxing match but one of its past victims aims to exact revenge by eliminating the whole group.
- DirectorCarmine GalloneStarsAlbert PréjeanLucien BarouxEdith MéraA sailor, who meets a lovely music hall singer during a police raid, falls in love. In a contest at a fair, he defeats a former boxing champ. The ex-champ trains the sailor to become a boxer. After he wins the French championship, the sailor is swayed by easy money and a sultry coquette. The singer goes on a singing tour, and the sailor falls into decadence. He enters the European championship spiritually empty and in bad condition.
- DirectorDaniel MannStarsElliott GouldClive RevillHarry GuardinoA small-time talent agent discovers an amazing boxing kangaroo and figures to use it as his stepping-stone into the big time.
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsRobert TaylorEdward ArnoldFrank MorganA young boxer gets caught between a no-good father and a crime boss when he starts dating the boss's daughter, although she doesn't know what daddy does for a living.
- StarsWalter WinchellJohn LarchGeorge CisarCrime stories that Walter Winchell had covered while working with the New York City Police Department.
- DirectorRoy RowlandStarsMickey RooneyBrian DonlevyAnn BlythFollowing a mishap in the ring, hard-nosed lightweight Tommy "Killer" McCoy gets mixed up with a big time gambler and falls for his educated daughter Sheila, against her father's better wishes.
- DirectorJohn P. McCarthyStarsBob SteeleArletta DuncanKit GuardSteele gets into a fight with a ranch foreman, knocking the foreman out. The foreman was supposed to represent the ranch in a prize fight with a middleweight champion. Now Steele finds himself in the fight of his life.
- DirectorAlbert HermanStarsJohn DarrowMerna KennedyNatalie MoorheadGangsters try to get a boxer to throw an important fight.
- DirectorRoberto Bianchi MonteroStarsKlaus KinskiAntonio SabatoVan JohnsonPaul, a former boxer gets caught after a jewel robbery. Two of his accomplices escape with the loot. With the help of Kreuger and Gloria, Paul plans to escape and get his hands on the jewels.
- DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsDouglas Fairbanks Jr.Patricia EllisRalph BellamyAn Englishman sought for murder escapes to South Seas island.
- DirectorBenjamin StoloffStarsJimmy DuranteLupe VelezStuart ErwinKnobby discovers young hunk Palooka and trains him to fight the reigning champ, also drunken sot, Al McSwatt.
- DirectorRobert F. HillStarsBruce BennettJeanne MartelFuzzy KnightA lumberjack knocks out a champion boxer in a brawl, gets drawn into the boxing world where he is unknowingly set up for a fixed fight.
- DirectorRouben MamoulianStarsBarbara StanwyckAdolphe MenjouWilliam HoldenA poor young Italian man who is a virtuoso on the violin wishes to become a champion boxer to make a fortune for his family. But what is the road to success and happiness, and what is the price?
- DirectorAndrey FrolovStarsVladimir VolodinAnastasiya ZuevaIvan PereverzevNikita Krutikov is a beginner boxer. He is predicted to have a brilliant sports career, but he is in love and is ready to leave with his beloved home to Siberia. His coach is making a lot of efforts to bring Nikita back to the sport.
- DirectorMichele LupoStarsBud SpencerJerry CalàStefano MingardoBud "Bomber" Graziano (Bud Spencer) retired from boxing as heavyweight champion and has sworn to never fight again. While living his life on a ship he meets Jerry Cala' (Jerry Cala) who finds himself always in trouble due to his being as a Lombard punter. But this time he is in big trouble, setting himself unwittingly against a group of thugs who only obey orders from a new boxing champion who is widely talked about because of winning one fight after the other. When even Bomber later collides later with this big bloke named Rosco, Bomber's passion for boxing suddenly awakens. In fact, Bomber opens a gym for amateurs and begins to train promising young George. After organizing a fight where Rosco, being too strong, knocks out George, Bomber is on the verge of ruining everything he has painstakingly established and eventually decides to face big bloke Rosco in a fight himself.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsStacy KeachJeff BridgesSusan TyrrellTwo men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take different directions.
- DirectorArturo MartínezStarsDagoberto RodríguezDaniel 'Chino' HerreraRaúl FarellTwo secret agents are after a couple of car thieves who belong to a band of criminals headed by Ernesto. The band has kidnapped the son of Daniel, a boxer who is about to fight for the world title. The agents must destroy Ernesto's band and rescue Daniel's son before the fight so Daniel doesn't lose his chance at the title under the kidnapper's threats.
- DirectorMaclean RogersStarsBruce SetonNancy O'NeilMoore Marriott
- DirectorPhil RosenStarsVictor McLaglenTom BrownNan GreyA former prizefighter tries to help his son pay off his gambling debts.
- DirectorSheldon LettichStarsJean-Claude Van DammeHarrison PageDeborah RennardAn Ex-French Soldier begins participating in underground street fights in order to make money for his brother's family.
- CreatorMort BriskinStarsJohn BromfieldJames GriffithRobert BrubakerUnited States Marshal (renamed from Sheriff of Cochise) is a crime drama set in Tuscon, Arizona about a U.S. Marshal fighting crime.
- DirectorLewis SeilerStarsPat O'BrienWayne MorrisJoan BlondellA fight promoter finds his fighter, Homer Baston, in the sticks, a country hick left by his mother when he was young and he won't leave his home as he is still waiting for her to return to him. promoter "Square Shooting Murph" cons him into coming with him by telling him the exposure in the papers will help him find her. Murphy later hires an old drunk woman, Maggie Manell, to play the part of "mom".
- DirectorIrwin WinklerStarsRobert De NiroJessica LangeCliff GormanThe story about a cheating and incompetent lawyer (Harry Fabian) who suddenly gets obsessed on becoming a boxing promoter.
- DirectorSherry ShourdsStarsWayne MorrisLois MaxwellGordon MacRaeA boxer turned minister offers shelter to a tank fighter framed for killing a policeman.
- CreatorSydney NewmanStarsPatrick MacneeDiana RiggHonor BlackmanA quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners.
- DirectorOtto BrowerStarsTony MartinGloria StuartHenry ArmettaWhen a waiter makes a lucky hit and wins a benefit prizefight, gamblers rig some fights for him; but a reporter arranges for a real boxer to put him in his place.
- DirectorGeorge BlairStarsTom BrownAudrey LongGrant WithersRetired middleweight champ Jimmy Brody has quit the ring for his socialite fiancée, Helen Cunningham, and gone into the book publishing business with her father, Chester. Helen goes on a world cruise and Chester informs Jimmy that they must have money in order to avoid bankruptcy. So, to raise money and believing the world-cruising Helen will not hear about it, Jimmy arranges with his old manager, Gus Weller, to see promoter Tex Harmon about a match with the current titleholder, "Killer" Bronski. Big-shot gambler Tony Russo agrees to underwrite the challenger's cut and to take care of the publicity. Tony hires a fast-talking press agent, Terry Shea, to build Jimmy up as the favorite, with the intention of cashing in on what he believes will be Bronski's certain victory. The reason that Tony believes this is because he has dropped several pointed hints to Jimmy that Jimmy will stay healthy after the fight only if he emerges the loser. Jane Cunningham, Chester's younger daughter, suspects something is up and enlists the aid of her fellow reporter, "Ace" Martin. They pay a call on Tony and "Ace" threatens to blast him in the press. But before he can, Tony has him blasted in the alley. The police secretly assign a member of the homicide detail, Kroner, to keep a close watch on Tony.Helen hears about the fight via ship-to-shore and sends Jimmy a wire breaking their engagement. Jimmy has already accepted his end of the money and used it to bail out the business of his future father-in-law. Jimmy wins the fight, but gets hammered a bit doing so and has to go to the hospital. And Tony sends a henchman to the hospital to deliver a message to Jimmy.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellStarsRobert ConradLarry ManettiRed WestEx-boxer Duke Ramsey becomes a Chicago private investigator.
- DirectorWilliam ClemensStarsArthur KennedyOlympe BradnaVirginia FieldA prize-fighter falls under the nefarious influence of an unscrupulous boxing promoter-manager, to the detriment of his marriage.
- DirectorJohn RawlinsStarsRichard ArlenAndy DevineAstrid AllwynA shifty boxing promoter places an amateur in fixed fights, then hands his contract over to an suspicious female investigative reporter as a raffle prize. He later regrets his actions, however, when the boxer becomes an honest champion.
- DirectorEdwin L. MarinStarsAnn SothernGeorge MurphyRobert SterlingYoung undefeated boxer Terry Dolan, who's been lying to his invalid mother about his career, confides to Maisie that he hates and is terrified by boxing and wants out. Not wanting to let down his best friend and manager Skeets Maguire, who has hopes of him becoming the next champion, he is reluctant to bring up the subject with him. Maisie convinces Terry to tell Skeets, whose unexpected reaction induces him to step into the ring again.
- DirectorJack TownleyStarsBilly ConnJean ParkerDick PurcellOn the night of his biggest bout, boxer Billy Conn's coach, Pop Mallory, suddenly dies. A rival manager, Max Ellison, offers to take over Billy's contract, promising to place him immediately in several lucrative fights. Pop's daughter Patricia, however, refuses to sell Billy's contract and instead proposes that she manage his career with a slow, steady buildup. Billy is resentful of Pat's interference and only partially follows her training, choosing instead to spend time with Ellison's daughter Barbara, who hopes to lure Billy back to her father. Barbara's attentions to Billy aggravate her boyfriend, nightclub owner Joe Barton, but Pat intervenes to prevent trouble between him and Billy. Gradually, under Pat's guidance and heavy promotion by reporter Cliff Halliday, Billy's career flourishes and he comes to trust Pat's decisions, especially after he is offered a match with Ellison's world championship title holder. One evening before the bout, Barbara visits Billy, and both are surprised by the appearance of Barton and his henchman Devlin, who have been following Barbara. Barton threatens Billy and in the ensuing struggle, accidentally kills himself with a gun. Devlin and Barbara disappear, and Billy is arrested and charged with Barton's murder. With the help of Halliday and eventually Barbara, Pat tracks down Devlin, who admits the truth to the district attorney. Billy is released from jail in time for the big bout, but Pat is convinced that Billy loves Barbara and stays away from the fight. Disappointed to find Pat absent, Billy fights poorly in the opening round. Realizing the situation, Barbara rushes to find Pat to persuade her that she and Billy are not in love. Pat gets to the match in time to inspire Billy, who wins the fight.
- DirectorRay TaylorStarsEddie AlbertPeggy MoranWilliam FrawleyWhen his father is accused of graft, a former boxer returns home to clear his name.
- DirectorRobert SiodmakStarsBurt LancasterAva GardnerEdmond O'BrienHit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.
- DirectorAlexander EswayStarsYves MontandAlbert PréjeanSuzanne DehellyA young woodcutter turned into a boxer, learns the sad fact that some of his triumphs have been stage managed, and confronts his nasty manager.
- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsVictor MatureBrian DonlevyColeen GrayA crook arrested for a jewelry heist initially refuses to give up his accomplices, but he changes his mind once his wife dies under worrying circumstances.
- DirectorJohn BerryStarsRichard BasehartAudrey TotterCyd CharisseA meek pharmacist creates an alternate identity under which he plans to murder the bullying liquor salesman who has become his wife's lover.
- CreatorErle Stanley GardnerStarsRaymond BurrBarbara HaleWilliam HopperThe trials of a master criminal defense attorney handling the most difficult cases in support of the innocent.
- DirectorLewis SeilerStarsDane ClarkAlexis SmithZachary ScottA struggling artist becomes a New York City prizefighter in an attempt to win the affection of the ring promoter's night club singing sister.
- DirectorJuan Rodríguez MasStarsPedro Infante Jr.Carmelita GonzálezHuracan RamirezThe mafia wants a boxer famous for his strength to lose a fight in order to get money.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsFrank SilveraIrene KaneJamie SmithReady to catch a train to his hometown, a washed-up boxer tells us about the strange and twisty events that happened to him the past couple of days.
- DirectorJoseph LernerStarsJoe LouisRuby DeeKatherine ByarsJoe Louis, portraying himself, is a good influence on a group of Harlem youths who are tempted to "go bad" by a gangster known as Caper, an older brother of one of the youths.
- DirectorWilliam AsherRichard QuineStarsCameron MitchellVirginia GreyJane NighDave Collins (Cameron Mitchell) is a prizefighter on the skids, who thumbs his way from town to town, looking for a chance to make some money, even if he is bribed to lose a fight. A former contender for the title, his reputation is good enough to get him a bout with Vince Reedy (Blake Edwards).
- DirectorCharles ReisnerStarsScott BradyAnabel ShawJames MillicanDuring a naval battle in the South Pacific, Jimmy Weston is forced to strike a shipmate who has gone berserk. The sailor falls and is accidentally killed, and as a result of the incident, Jimmy's right arm becomes paralyzed. Navy doctors suggest boxing as a means to rehabilitate him and he becomes the Navy's middleweight champ. On discharge, Jimmy turns professional, over the objections of his girl friend, Navy nurse Sally Rivers, and trains with Doc Fuller. Tug Martin, a crooked manager, signs them both to a contract, and Jimmy easily wins a number of fights, becoming a big success. Tug and his girl friend, Birdie Bronson, then try to get Jimmy to throw his next fight but he refuses. As Tug has already bet a sizable sum that Jimmy will lose, he hires a punch-drunk, old fighter, Johnny Hart, as a sparring partner for Jimmy. During a workout, Jimmy knocks out Johnny and is later informed that he has killed him. Afraid to use his right hand, the one that killed the sailor and Johnny, Jimmy is defeated in his big fight, but signs for a rematch, intending to give his purse money to Johnny's family. However, when Sally finds no record of Johnny's funeral, she and Doc discover where Tug has hidden him and bring him to the arena just as Jimmy is taking a bad beating. When Jimmy sees Johnny, he realizes that he has been tricked and unleashes a terrific right cross that knocks out his opponent. As the police close in on Tug, Jimmy and Sally embrace.
- DirectorCosta-GavrasStarsCatherine AllégretJacques PerrinSimone SignoretThe witnesses of a train murder must take the investigation into their own hands if they want to survive.
- DirectorWilliam KeighleyStarsMark StevensRichard WidmarkLloyd NolanA covert FBI agent infiltrates a ruthless gangster mob, but his life is at risk from a mysterious informant who funnels inside information to the hoodlums.
- DirectorFrank McDonaldStarsDon 'Red' BarryTom BrownSheila RyanJoe O'Hara, a hard fighter, wants the championship title for the money to finance the concert pianist career of his brother Mike, who also could be a good fighter. When Joe fights the title bout someone tells his opponent, Tiger Johnson, that one of his eyes is bad and Johnson works on it until Joe loses the fight and his eyesight. Mike is enraged and starts training for the ring. He works himself up to the title bout with Tiger Johnson.
- StarsBeverly GarlandFrank CampanellaJoseph SullivanNew York City policewoman Casey Jones' assignment to fight crime often entails her going undercover in some of the seediest and most dangerous parts of the city.
- DirectorCy EndfieldStarsLeon ErrolJoe Kirkwood Jr.Lina RomayGangsters frame Joe on a drunk charge and a murder rap so they can put their own fighter into a big event. Joe investigates in an attempt to prove his innocence.
- DirectorReginald Le BorgStarsJoe Kirkwood Jr.Leon ErrolElyse KnoxJoe Palooka goes blind during a fight. An operation restores his vision, but he's told not to fight for a year. His trainer Knobby has picked up another fighter, but gangsters are pressing him to fix fights. Joe decides to risk his eyesight to save Knobby's honor.
- DirectorReginald Le BorgStarsLeon ErrolJoe Kirkwood Jr.Elyse KnoxJoe heads for South America to fight the Latin champ. Shipboard, he helps federal agents fight counterfeiters. He also spars with love interest Anne Howe.
- DirectorReginald Le BorgStarsLeon ErrolJoe Kirkwood Jr.Morris CarnovskyThe third of the Monogram series based on Ham Fisher's "Joe Palooka" comic strip, opens with Knobby Walsh (Leon Errol), the manager of Joe Palooka (Joe Kirkkwood), trying to talk his way out of a traffic citation, and the story leading to that point is told in flashback as narrated by Walsh. Heavyweight champion Joe, after knocking out and opponent who later died in his dressing room, feels responisble and threatens to give up boxing. But the dead fighter's fiance (Trudy Marshall), thinks he died as the result of a drug that was given to him by a gang of gamblers, who made a rich haul betting on Palooka. Joe, Knobby and the police unite to run down the gamblers, but not before Joe also is nearly murdered by the same means...a poisoned mouthpiece. Elyse Knox is along as Joe's sweetheart Anne Howe, although Anne and Joe had long been married in the comic strip.
- DirectorReginald Le BorgStarsJoe Kirkwood Jr.James GleasonLois HallJoe is witness to a mob killing. Two of the killers are after him. He is drugged before the big fight which is watched on TV by his manager Knobby and the thugs who are holding Knobby hostage.
- DirectorStefan OsieckiStarsTerence de MarneyEleanor SummerfieldJack RaineA boxer goes on a downward spiral after an injury. He loses his money, wife and family. Old girlfriend Beryl tries to help him but he gets tied up with a police siege.
- DirectorAbel FerraraStarsTom BerengerBilly Dee WilliamsJack ScaliaStrippers in Manhattan are being stalked and maimed by a psycho-killer. A conflicted ex-boxer-turned-talent-manager and his business partner and friend, who represent some of the girls, set out to find him before he strikes again.
- DirectorLewis AllenStarsAlan LaddDonna ReedJune HavocOn Chicago's South Side reporter Ed Adams finds the body of a dead girl. Her address book leads to a host of names of men frightened by her death but claiming never to have known her. Adams comes to know quite a lot, dangerously so.
- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsEdward G. RobinsonSusan HaywardRichard ConteAfter years in prison, Max promises revenge on his brothers for their betrayal. His lover Irene and memories of his past yield him a broader perspective.
- DirectorLewis GilbertStarsJack WarnerAnthony SteelJoy SheltonScotland Yard is mobilised in the hunt for blood donors in a race to save a dying girl.
- DirectorMario MonicelliStenoStarsMarcel CerdanFerruccio TagliaviniMischa AuerThree men consider selling their souls to Satan in order to possess a beautiful woman.
- StarsHarry BellaverHorace McMahonPaul BurkeThe cases of the N.Y.P.D.'s 65th Precinct.