"Fighting or loving, he was the... CHAMPION" 09 April 1949 Drama 99 mins
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
Marilyn Maxwell as Grace Diamond
Arthur Kennedy as Connie Kelly
Paul Stewart as Tommy Haley
Ruth Roman as Emma Bryce
Lola Albright as Palmer Harris
Luis van Rooten as Jerry Harris
Harry Shannon as Lew
John Daheim as Johnny Dunne
Ralph Sanford as Hammond
Esther Howard as Mrs. Kelly
Bill Baldwin as Bill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)
Sam Balter as Championship Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Don Brodie as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks as Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
Mushy Callahan as Referee Title Fight (uncredited)
Mark Robson Director
Carl Foreman Screenplay
Ring Lardner Original Story
Goldie Goldmark Songs
Franz Planer Director of Photography
Joe King Costume Design
Clem Beauchamp Production Manager
Jean L. Speak Sound Engineer
Dimitri Tiomkin Songs
Edward G. Boyle Set Decoration
Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer
Adele Parmenter Costume Design
Robert Stillman Associate Producer
Stanley Kramer Producer
Ivan Volkman Assistant Director
Harry Gerstad Editor
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France 29 June 1949
Italy 18 November 1949
United States 09 April 1949
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1949 Stanley Kramer Productions, Screen Plays.