Movie · 1949
Champion
“Fighting or loving, he was the... CHAMPION”
Released 9 April 1949 99 min Drama More from 1949 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Harry Shannon
as Lew
Esther Howard
as Mrs. Kelly
Ralph Sanford
as Hammond
Don Brodie
as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
as Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
Luis van Rooten
as Jerry Harris
Paul Stewart
as Tommy Haley
Arthur Kennedy
as Connie Kelly
Bill Baldwin
as Bill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)
Kirk Douglas
as Midge Kelly
John Daheim
as Johnny Dunne
Paul Dubov
as Gangster (uncredited)
Hal March
as Mobster (uncredited)
Marilyn Maxwell
as Grace Diamond
Ruth Roman
as Emma Bryce
Lola Albright
as Palmer Harris
Polly Bergen
as Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Sam Balter
as Championship Fight Announcer (uncredited)
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The numbers
40years between the oldest and youngest billed
58Harry Shannon — oldest on the call sheet
18Polly Bergen — youngest billed
37average age of the credited cast