World in My Corner (1956)
Overview
A scrappy fighter from Jersey City named Tommy Shea -- "born in a dump, educated in an alley" -- catches the eye of wealthy businessman, Robert Mallinson, who allows him to train at his Long Island estate. Shea soon falls for Mallinson's daughter, Dorothy, but fears he doesn't have the money to support her in proper style. To get this money, Shea decides to work with crooked fight-promoter Harry Cram, even though this means dropping his honest manager, Dave Bernstein. As the big fight approaches, however, Shea begins to have second thoughts.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.611 |
Directed By
Jesse Hibbs
Crew
Jack Sher
Jack Sher
Joseph Stone
Aaron Rosenberg
Maury Gertsman
Alexander Golitzen
Bill Newberry
Russell A. Gausman
Julia Heron
Bill Thomas
Joan St. Oegger
Bud Westmore
Leslie I. Carey
Robert Pritchard
Frankie Van
Harold 'Tommy' Hart
Joseph E. Kenney
Joseph Gershenson
Jesse Hibbs
Henry Mancini
Heinz Roemheld
Foster Thompson
William F. Sheehan
William Nunley
James A. Bean
Jim O'Brien
Wally Rose
Betty A. Griffin
Harold Goodwin
Milton Carruth
TOP CAST
Audie Murphy
Tommy Shea
Barbara Rush
Dorothy Mallison
Jeff Morrow
Robert T. Mallison
John McIntire
Dave Bernstein
Tommy Rall
Ray Kacsmerek
Howard St. John
Harry Cram
Chico Vejar
Al Carelli
Steve Ellis
TV Announcer
Art Aragon
Fighter
Dani Crayne
Doris
Jimmy Lennon Sr.
Ring Announcer (as James F. Lennon)
Cisco Andrade
Parker
Harold 'Tommy' Hart
Stretch Caplow (as H. Tommy Hart)
Sheila Bromley
Mrs. Mallinson
Wallace Rooney
Nelson
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