Champion
In Theaters
April 9, 1949
Runtime: 1h 39m
An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
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Cast & Crew
Kirk Douglas
Midge Kelly
Marilyn Maxwell
Grace Diamond
Arthur Kennedy
Connie Kelly
Paul Stewart
Tommy Haley
Ruth Roman
Emma Bryce
Lola Albright
Palmer Harris
Luis van Rooten
Jerry Harris
Harry Shannon
Lew
John Daheim
Johnny Dunne
Ralph Sanford
Hammond
Esther Howard
Mrs. Kelly
Bill Baldwin
Bill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)
- SB
Sam Balter
Championship Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
- RB
Ralph Brooks
Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
- MC
Mushy Callahan
Referee Title Fight (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
Paul Dubov
Gangster (uncredited)
Mark Robson
Director
Carl Foreman
Screenplay
Media
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