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Acting
Jack Roper
Born March 25, 1904 · Ponchatoula, Louisiana, USA
Died November 28, 1966 · aged 62
No biography available.
Known For
The Harder They Fall · 1956The Harder They Fall
★ 7.21956
MovieDrama
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.
Gentleman Jim · 1942Gentleman Jim
★ 7.21942
MovieDramaComedy
As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.
In the Navy · 1941In the Navy
★ 6.41941
MovieComedyMusic
Popular crooner Russ Raymond abandons his career at its peak and joins the Navy using an alias, Tommy Halstead. However, Dorothy Roberts, a reporter, discovers his identity and follows him in the hopes of photographing him and revealing his identity to the world. Aboard the Alabama, Tommy meets up with Smoky and Pomeroy, who help hide him from Dorothy, who hatches numerous schemes in an attempt to photograph Tommy/Russ being a sailor.
Angels Over Broadway · 1940Angels Over Broadway
★ 5.91940
MovieDramaCrime
Small-time businessman Charles Engle is threatened with exposure for embezzling $3,000 for his free-spending wife. Deciding on suicide, he scribbles a note, stuffs it in his pocket and goes for one last night on the town. He is pulled into a poker game by conman Bill O'Brien and singer Nina Barone, but when they discover the dropped note, they resolve to turn the tables, get Engle his $3,000 and save his life.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion · 1950Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
★ 6.11950
MovieComedyAdventure
Jonesy and Lou are in Algeria looking for a wrestler they are promoting. Sergeant Axmann tricks them into joining the Foreign Legion, after which they discover Axmann's collaboration with the nasty Sheik Hamud El Khalid.
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All · 1948Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
★ 7.51948
MovieComedyDrama
Joe is scheduled for the big fight as usual. This one has more fight sequences than plot.
Swing Fever · 1943Swing Fever
★ 6.01943
MovieComedyRomance
Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.
The Bank Dick · 1940The Bank Dick
★ 6.51940
MovieComedy
Egbert Sousé becomes an unexpected hero when a bank robber falls over a bench he's occupying. Now considered brave, Egbert is given a job as a bank guard. Soon, he is approached by charlatan J. Frothingham Waterbury about buying shares in a mining company. Egbert persuades teller Og Oggilby to lend him bank money, to be returned when the scheme pays off. Unfortunately, bank inspector Snoopington then makes a surprise appearance.
Filmography
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Swing Fever · 1943Swing Fever
★ 6.01943
MovieComedyRomance
Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.
'Sledgehammer'
Panhandle · 1948Panhandle
★ 5.81948
MovieWestern
An ex-gunfighter woos two women while avenging his brother, victim of a crooked gambler.
Barfly (uncredited)














