Monkey on My Back 67 years old
SHOCK by SHOCK...It Jabs Like a Hopped-Up Needle!
The painfully true story of welterweight boxing champion Barney Ross is detailed in Monkey on My Back. Cameron Mitchell stars as Ross, whose meteoric ring career is interrupted when he joins the Marines at the outset of WWII. A highly decorated hero, Ross contracts malaria oversees and is given morphine to assuage the pain. By the time he returns to the states, Ross is a confirmed drug addict. Before he can rise to the top again, he must hit rock bottom and his descent into the hell of narcotics dependency is graphically illustrated (so much so that the film was almost denied a Production Code seal). Though a cured Barney Ross served as technical advisor for Monkey on My Back, he ended up suing the producers for defamation of character -- and lost.
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Monkey on My Back Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Barry Kelley He was 48, 82 years old when he died | as Big Ralph |
| Jack Albertson He was 49, 74 years old when he died | as Sam Pian |
| Lisa Golm She was 66, 72 years old when she died | as Barney's Mother |
| Dianne Foster She was 28, 90 years old when she died | as Cathy Holland |
| Cameron Mitchell He was 38, 75 years old when he died | as Barney Ross |
| Paul Richards He was 32, 49 years old when he died | as Rico, Drug Pusher (as Paul E. Richards) |
Monkey on My Back Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Anthony Veiller as Screenplay. He was 53 (62) years old when He died | Writing |
| André De Toth as Director. He was 42 (now 109) years old | Directing |
Monkey on My Back (67 years)
SHOCK by SHOCK...It Jabs Like a Hopped-Up Needle!
- Release day: Wednesday, May 29, 1957
- Runtime: 94 minutes