"When you're down to your last dream, you either live it or lose it."
Looking to get rich quick, an unsuccessful lawyer uses dishonest means to try to become a boxing promoter.
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Robert De Niro
Harry Fabian
Jessica Lange
Helen Nasseros
Cliff Gorman
Phil Nasseros
Alan King
Ira "Boom Boom" Grossman
Jack Warden
Al Grossman
Eli Wallach
Peck
Barry Primus
Tommy Tessler
Gene Kirkwood
Resnick
Gerard Murphy
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Clem Caserta
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