Monkey on My Back (1957)
1957 film by André de Toth
- Released
- 1957
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Boxing film
- Director
- André de Toth
- Screenplay
- Anthony Veiller, Crane Wilbur
- Producer
- Edward Small
- Music
- Paul Sawtell, Bert Shefter
- Cinematography
- Maury Gertsman
- Editing
- Grant Whytock
- Starring
- Cameron Mitchell, Dianne Foster, Jack Albertson, Raymond Greenleaf, Brad Harris, Vince Barnett, Scotty Beckett, Snub Pollard
- Running time
- 94 minutes
- Distributor
- United Artists
Monkey on My Back is a 1957 American biographical film directed by Andre de Toth. It stars Cameron Mitchell as Barney Ross, a real-life world champion boxer and World War II hero. Though heavily fictionalized, the film deals with Ross's addiction to heroin.
Cast
- Cameron Mitchell
- Dianne Foster
- Jack Albertson
- Raymond Greenleaf
- Brad Harris
- Vince Barnett
- Scotty Beckett
- Snub Pollard
- Frances Morris
- Frank Mills
- Franklyn Farnum
- Chris Alcaide
- George Eldredge
- Martha Wentworth
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q6900839 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.