Film · Drama
Champion (1949)
★ 6.7 · 107 votes1 h 39 minDrama1949
Fighting or loving, he was the... CHAMPION
An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
- Director
- Mark Robson
- Writers
- Carl Foreman, Ring Lardner
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- April 9, 1949
Cast
Kirk DouglasMidge Kelly
Marilyn MaxwellGrace Diamond
Arthur KennedyConnie Kelly
Paul StewartTommy Haley
Ruth RomanEmma Bryce
Lola AlbrightPalmer Harris
Luis van RootenJerry Harris
Harry ShannonLew
John DaheimJohnny Dunne
Ralph SanfordHammond
Esther HowardMrs. Kelly
Bill BaldwinBill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)- Sam BalterChampionship Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Don BrodieNewspaper Reporter (uncredited)- Ralph BrooksNewspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
- Mushy CallahanReferee Title Fight (uncredited)
Sayre DearingNewspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
Paul DubovGangster (uncredited)- Jimmie DundeeTough Tramp in Boxcar (uncredited)
- Joe GrayChampionship Fight Opponent (uncredited)
