▁has ▁no ▁choice ; ▁he ▁end ures ▁a ▁mer cil ess ▁p ounding ▁for ▁round ▁after ▁round , ▁not ▁even ▁d aring ▁to ▁hit ▁his ▁fo e ▁for ▁fear ▁a ▁luck y ▁p unch ▁could ▁end ▁the ▁match ▁and ▁his ▁loved ▁ones ' ▁lives . ▁ ▁Brian ▁pret ends ▁to ▁collapse , ▁then ▁man ages ▁to ▁grab ▁a ▁gang ster ' s ▁gun . ▁He ▁sends ▁She ila ▁to ▁the ▁fight , ▁while ▁he ▁holds ▁their ▁two ▁former ▁capt ors ▁at ▁gun point . ▁However , ▁while ▁he ▁is ▁dist ract ed ▁by ▁the ▁radio ▁broadcast ▁of ▁the ▁fight , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁sho ots ▁him ; ▁he ▁fires ▁back , ▁and ▁all ▁three ▁are ▁killed . ▁She ila ▁arriv es ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁e ighth ▁round . ▁Tommy ▁proceed s ▁to ▁knock ▁out ▁his ▁oppon ent , ▁then ▁announ ces ▁he ▁is ▁giving ▁up ▁box ing . ▁C ain ▁also ▁ret ires . ▁After ward , ▁Tommy ▁and ▁She ila ▁get ▁married . ▁ ▁Cast ▁▁ ▁Robert ▁Taylor ▁as ▁Tommy ▁" K iller " ▁Mc Co y ▁ ▁Edward ▁Arnold ▁as ▁Jim ▁C ain , ▁a ka ▁James ▁W . ▁Car son ▁ ▁Frank ▁Morgan ▁as ▁Brian ▁Mc Co y ▁ ▁Ma ure en ▁O ' S ull ivan ▁as ▁She ila ▁Car son ▁ ▁William ▁G arg an ▁as ▁Johnny ▁Martin ▁ ▁Lion el ▁St ander ▁as ▁" H appy " ▁Lane ▁ ▁Jane ▁W yman ▁as ▁Viv ian ▁ ▁Nat ▁P end leton ▁as ▁" P