Tag: Philip Yordan

The Harder They Fall (1956) Script

Script by:Budd Schulberg (Novel), Philip Yordan (Screenplay)
Directed by:Mark Robson
Year:1956
IMDb:tt0049291

Plot: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.
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Johnny Guitar Script

Script by:Roy Chanslor (Novel), Philip Yordan (Screenplay), Nicholas Ray (Writer), Ben Maddow (Writer)
Directed by:Nicholas Ray
Year:1954
IMDb:tt0047136

Plot:On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna's establishment is Johnny Guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a man's death, Emma Small, Vienna's rival, rallies the townsfolk to take revenge on Vienna's saloon – even without proof of her wrongdoing.
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