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* [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: The other dockworkers declare their support for Terry just after he is saved from a [[Curb Stomp Battle]] at the hands of Friendly's thugs.
* [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: The other dockworkers declare their support for Terry just after he is saved from a [[Curb Stomp Battle]] at the hands of Friendly's thugs.
* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: Leonard Bernstein's score.
* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: Leonard Bernstein's score.
* [[Dead Star Walking]]: {{spoiler|Charlie, played by Rod Steiger, is killed by Friendly's goons near the end.}}
* [[Dead Star Walking]]: {{spoiler|Charlie, played by Rod Steiger, is killed by Friendly's goons near the end.}}
* [[Fallen-On-Hard-Times Job]]: The very problem that inspires Terry to say...
* [[Fallen-On-Hard-Times Job]]: The very problem that inspires Terry to say...
* [[I Coulda Been a Contender]]: [[Trope Namer]].
* [[I Coulda Been a Contender]]: [[Trope Namer]].
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* [[Guilt Ridden Accomplice]]: Terry is duped into luring Joey Doyle to his death; he spends the rest of the film trying to make amends.
* [[Guilt Ridden Accomplice]]: Terry is duped into luring Joey Doyle to his death; he spends the rest of the film trying to make amends.
* [[Hair of Gold]]: Edie.
* [[Hair of Gold]]: Edie.
* [[If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him]] : Terry {{spoiler|is talked out of killing Friendly by Fr. Berry, who urges him to testify against him instead.}}
* [[If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him]] : Terry {{spoiler|is talked out of killing Friendly by Fr. Berry, who urges him to testify against him instead.}}
* [[Oh Crap]]: Kayo Dugan, right before {{spoiler|he is crushed by a falling load of cargo.}}
* [[Oh Crap]]: Kayo Dugan, right before {{spoiler|he is crushed by a falling load of cargo.}}
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Terry's love of pigeons should be one of your first hints that he's a good guy.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Terry's love of pigeons should be one of your first hints that he's a good guy.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Terry and Father Barry respectively.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Terry and Father Barry respectively.
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* [[Throwing the Fight]]: Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson.
* [[Throwing the Fight]]: Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson.
* [[Troubled but Cute]]: Terry.
* [[Troubled but Cute]]: Terry.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: {{spoiler|Johnny Friendly at the end.}}
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: {{spoiler|Johnny Friendly at the end.}}


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