Lighthearted tale of a 10-year-old girl who, when her boxer father dies, strikes up a relationship with a struggling fighter who was his sparring partner and takes on the job of managing him from obscurity to the championship.
Cast
O. J. Simpson
Joe Gallagher
Melissa Michaelsen
Goldie Kellog
Vincent Gardenia
Sam Diamond
Ned Glass
Al Levinsky
Gordon Jump
Alex Miller
Madlyn Rhue
Marsha Miller
Phil Silvers
Wally
Annazette Chase
Anne Bennington
Fran Ryan
Ethel
Judy Landers
Bonnie Dare
Claude Earl Jones
Willie
Lawrence Levine
Matty
George Petrie
Sifty
John Roselius
Paul Kellog
Don 'Red' Barry
Radio Announcer
Matthew Tobin
Minister
Tim Rossovich
Billy Buck
Gene LeBell
Vinnie
Walter Wyatt
Second Boxcar Man
Daniel Chodos
Italian Radio Announcer
Napoleon Whiting
Helper
William Benedict
Old Man
Ivy Bethune
Second Matron
Simmy Bow
Second Hanger-On
Ed Call
Cabbie
Eddie Carroll
Reporter
Al Dunlap
Second Reporter
Dick Durock
Kelly
Orwin C. Harvey
Third Boxcar Man
Clay Hodges
Joe's Sparring Partner
André Landzaat
French Radio Announcer
Jimmy Lennon Sr.
Ring Announcer
Jade McCall
Man in Crowd
Alberto Morin
Spanish Radio Announcer
Irvin Mosley Jr.
First Hanger-On
Annie O'Neill
Diamond's Secretary
Elizabeth Rogers
First Matron
Fred Scheiwiller
Referee
Al Silvani
Referee
Peter Stader
First Boxcar Man
Craig Thurston
Second Goon
George P. Wilbur
Wilson
Sparky Marcus
Petey
Ben Scott
Boxer (uncredited)
John-Clay Scott
Boxer (uncredited)
Crew
David Miller
Director
David Debin
Writer
Ethel Brez
Writer
Douglas Schwartz
Writer
Mel Brez
Writer
J. Terry Williams
Editor
Isidore Mankofsky
Director of Photography, Cinematography
Steven P. Saeta
Second Assistant Director
Nick Smirnoff
Assistant Director
O. J. Simpson
Executive Producer
Hugh Benson
Producer
Ronald Vidor
Camera Operator
Richard J. Edesa
Camera Operator
Jerold Franks
Casting
Al Onorato
Casting
Grady Hunt
Wardrobe Master, Costume Design
Ben Lane
Makeup Supervisor
Dwayne Avery
Sound Editor
Larry Kaufman
Sound Editor
Don H. Matthews
Sound Mixer
Ted Koerner
Special Effects
Christina Smith
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Jimmie Haskell
Original Music Composer, Music
Sam E. Levin
Music Editor
Richard C. Belyeu
Transportation Captain
Jim Duffy
Set Decoration
Gerald B. Wolfe
Still Photographer
Doris Grau
Script Supervisor
Bill Wellman
Location Coordinator
Glenn R. Wilder
Stunt Coordinator
John Sexton
Property Master
Kirk S. Heinlen
Assistant Property Master
G. Warren Smith
Unit Production Manager
Jack De Shields
Art Direction
Ross Bellah
Art Direction
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