Champion
1949An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
Acted in
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 Harris
Harry Shannon
as Lew
John Daheim
as 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)
Sayre Dearing
as Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
Paul Dubov
as Gangster (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
as Tough Tramp in Boxcar (uncredited)
Joe Gray
as Championship Fight Opponent (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
as Fight Stadium Guard (uncredited)
Mike Lally
as Well-Wisher in Nightclub (uncredited)
Hal March
as Mobster (uncredited)
George Meader
as Fight Doctor (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
as Speaker at Benefit (uncredited)
Tim Ryan
as Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)
Court Shepard
as Fighter (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
as Dunne's Cornerman (uncredited)
Hilda Simms
as Maid (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
as Kansas City Referee (uncredited)
Polly Bergen
as Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)