A sailor who is a champion boxer in the Navy is forced to leave the service because his family's business, a tuna fishing operation, is in financial trouble. He becomes a prizefighter and one day signs up for a winner-take-all boxing match, which could make him a lot of money but could also result in the end of his boxing career.

Tom Neal
Joe Morelli
Wendy Waldron
Lisa

Regis Toomey
Capt. Charles Danning

John Abbott
Pappa Cerrano

Murray Alper
Seaman 'Warthog' Novak

Paul Bryar
C.P.O. Robert Garrells

Harvey Parry
Dan Sweeney
Ric Roman
Tony Cerrano

John Compton
Vincent Cerrano
Stephen S. Harrison
Pietro Cerrano
Bill Fletcher
Schott, Fight Promoter
Ray Kemper
Sailor

Howard Negley
Matt, Simpson's Captain (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton
Admiral (uncredited)

Riley Hill
Navy Officer (uncredited)