Movie: The Battler

Top 10 Billed Cast

Dewey Martin
Dewey Martin

Nick Adams

Paul Newman
Paul Newman

Ad Francis

Phyllis Kirk
Phyllis Kirk

The Girl

Frederick O'Neal
Frederick O'Neal

Bugs

Richard Collier
Richard Collier

Truck Driver

Marty Green
Marty Green

The Counterman

Irving Mitchell
Irving Mitchell

The Brakeman

Ben Miller
Ben Miller

Tough

Bill McLean
Bill McLean

The Jailer

Leslie Kimmell
Leslie Kimmell

The Bum

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    Wandering around America, young Nick Adams encounters a washed-up punch-drunk boxer known as "The Battler".

  • Release Date

    1955-10-18

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  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
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    English
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