Champion
Champion

Champion (1949)

1949-04-09

(US) •

Drama

Fighting or loving, he was the... CHAMPION

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Overview

An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.

Movie Cast

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Kirk Douglas

Midge Kelly

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Marilyn Maxwell

Grace Diamond

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Arthur Kennedy

Connie Kelly

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Paul Stewart

Tommy Haley

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Ruth Roman

Emma Bryce

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Lola Albright

Palmer Harris

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Luis van Rooten

Harris

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Harry Shannon

Lew

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John Daheim

Dunne

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Ralph Sanford

Hammond

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Esther Howard

Mrs. Kelly

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Bill Baldwin

Bill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)

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Sam Balter

Championship Fight Announcer (uncredited)

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Don Brodie

Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

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Ralph Brooks

Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)

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Mushy Callahan

Referee Title Fight (uncredited)

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Sayre Dearing

Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)

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Paul Dubov

Gangster (uncredited)

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Jimmie Dundee

Tough Tramp in Boxcar (uncredited)

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Joe Gray

Championship Fight Opponent (uncredited)

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Chuck Hamilton

Fight Stadium Guard (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Well-Wisher in Nightclub (uncredited)

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Hal March

Mobster (uncredited)

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George Meader

Fight Doctor (uncredited)

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Ralph Montgomery

Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

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Forbes Murray

Speaker at Benefit (uncredited)

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Tim Ryan

Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)

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Court Shepard

Fighter (uncredited)

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Charles Sherlock

Dunne's Cornerman (uncredited)

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Hilda Simms

Maid (uncredited)

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Charles Sullivan

Kansas City Referee (uncredited)

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Polly Bergen

Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)