Champion
(1949)

Fighting or loving, he was the... CHAMPION

Released: 1949-04-09

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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.

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Kirk Douglas

as Midge Kelly

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Marilyn Maxwell

as Grace Diamond

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Arthur Kennedy

as Connie Kelly

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Paul Stewart

as Tommy Haley

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Ruth Roman

as Emma Bryce

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Lola Albright

as Palmer Harris

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Luis van Rooten

as Harris

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Harry Shannon

as Lew

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John Daheim

as Dunne

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Ralph Sanford

as Hammond

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Esther Howard

as Mrs. Kelly

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Bill Baldwin

as Bill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)

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Sam Balter

as Championship Fight Announcer (uncredited)

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Don Brodie

as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

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Ralph Brooks

as Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)

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Mushy Callahan

as Referee Title Fight (uncredited)

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Sayre Dearing

as Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)

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Paul Dubov

as Gangster (uncredited)

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Jimmie Dundee

as Tough Tramp in Boxcar (uncredited)

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Joe Gray

as Championship Fight Opponent (uncredited)

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Mark Robson

Director

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Carl Foreman

Screenplay

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Stanley Kramer

Producer

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Harry Gerstad

Editor

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Gertrude Wheeler

Hairstylist

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Rudolph Sternad

Production Design

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Joe King

Costume Design

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Clem Beauchamp

Production Manager

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Ring Lardner

Original Story

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Ivan Volkman

Assistant Director

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Robert Stillman

Associate Producer

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Dimitri Tiomkin

Original Music Composer

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Dimitri Tiomkin

Songs

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Edward G. Boyle

Set Decoration

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Gustaf Norin

Makeup Department Head

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Adele Parmenter

Costume Design

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Jean L. Speak

Sound Engineer

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Goldie Goldmark

Songs

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Franz Planer

Director of Photography

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Perry Finnerman

Camera Operator

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