Jack Dempsey

Adapted from Rod Sterling's teleplay, "Requiem for a Heavyweight" stars Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney and Julie Harris. It tells the story of a prizefighter who eventually falls into the world of professional wrestling. Muhammad Ali (billed as Cassius Clay) has a small role as a fighter.

Requiem For A Heavyweight. A veteran heavyweight and near-champion, Mountain Rivera (Anthony Quinn), has suddenly found himself washed up in the only trade he knows, prizefighting.

Knockout performances by Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney and Julie Harris highlight this hard-hitting drama of corruption in the ring. Featuring Muhammad Ali.

The film tells the story of a prizefighter who eventually falls into the world of professional wrestling.

Trainer Wally Hogan (Bob Hope) ditches the boxing ring for an army fling to look after his drafted prizefighter but is left holding the laces when the boxer is discharged -- until boot camper Herbert Tuttle (Mickey Rooney) offers to be his next contender. But the bigger prospect is Tuttle's comely aunt Connie (Marilyn Maxwell), who owns a restricted-access nightclub. So Hogan takes on Tuttle, the pair become MPs and the follies hit full swing.