Champion
95 reviews
Drama
1h 39m
1949
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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An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
- DirectorMark Robson
- Release9 April 1949
- GenreDrama
- Duration1h 39m
- Budget$600,000
- Revenue$2,500,000
- Rate95 reviews
- Productions
Stanley Kramer Productions, Screen Plays, United Artists
Cast

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)

Don Brodie
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing
Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)

Paul Dubov
Gangster (uncredited)

Mike Lally
Well-Wisher in Nightclub (uncredited)

Hal March
Mobster (uncredited)

George Meader
Fight Doctor (uncredited)

Forbes Murray
Speaker at Benefit (uncredited)

Tim Ryan
Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock
Dunne's Cornerman (uncredited)

Hilda Simms
Maid (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan
Kansas City Referee (uncredited)

Polly Bergen
Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)
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