Combat sans merci

Original title: The Crooked Circle

1957
1h 12m

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Steve Brodie, Don Kelly, John Smith, and Fay Spain in Combat sans merci (1957)

A young prizefighter finds himself being squeezed on all sides to throw a fight.A young prizefighter finds himself being squeezed on all sides to throw a fight.A young prizefighter finds himself being squeezed on all sides to throw a fight.

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6.8/10

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John Smith

Tommy Kelly

Fay Spain

Carol Smith

Steve Brodie

Ken Cooper

Don Kelly

Joe Kelly

Robert Armstrong

Al Taylor

John Doucette

Larry Ellis

Philip Van Zandt

Max Maxwell

Richard Karlan

Sam Lattimer

Robert Swan

Carl
(as Bob Swan)

Don Haggerty

Adams

Peter Mamakos

Nick

George Bruggeman

Boxing Match Spectator
(uncredited)

Mushy Callahan

Referee
(uncredited)

James J. Casino

Boxing Match Spectator
(uncredited)

Charles Cirillo

Boxing Match Spectator
(uncredited)

Johnny Clark

Boxing Match Spectator
(uncredited)

Bing Conley

Cornerman
(uncredited)

Roy Damron

Boxing Match Spectator
(uncredited)

Director
- Joseph Kane
Writer
- Jack Townley
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Trivia
John Smith also took part in a boxing match, (shirtless, of course), in the 12-8-59 episode of the "Laramie" TV series titled "Bare Knuckles."

Connections
Featured in Trailer Cinema (1992)

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HELP!!

Yes, I have seen this movie, but not for, probably, 35 years or more! Where I grew up, in southern California, in the days before cable or video, there were many old movies that were played on regular broadcast channels. "The Crooked Circle" was one of them, a low-budget film about a boxer pressured into taking "dives." I watched this several times; if there's anybody out there who remembers this movie, PLEASE either email me, or comment on this website about it. I'd LOVE to see this film again!!