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