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Champion: Full Cast & Crew 1949 Drama/Romance
Scrappy Michael "Midge" Kelly (Kirk Douglas), on the run from a shotgun marriage and needing to help support his handicapped brother, Connie (Arthur Kennedy), angles his way into a short-term job as a boxer. His life of hard knocks has given Midge a fiery temper and a will to win that quickly makes him one of the most popular fighters on the circuit. But when he gets instructed to take a dive in a championship bout, his bosses learn that no one tells Midge Kelly what to do. Released: Apr 9, 1949 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Mark Robson Director Kirk Douglas Michael 'Midge' Kelly Actor Marilyn Maxwell Grace Diamond Actor Arthur Kennedy Connie Kelly Actor Paul Stewart Haley Actor Ruth Roman Emma Actor Lola Albright Palmer Actor Carl Foreman Writer Ring Lardner Writer Stanley Kramer Producer Robert Stillman Associate Producer Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music, Music Director Franz Planer Cinematographer Harry W. Gerstad Film Editing Rudolph Sternad Production Design Edward G. Boyle Set Decoration Gustaf M. Norin Makeup Supervisor Gertrude Wheeler Hair Stylist Clem Beauchamp Production Manager Ivan Volkman Assistant Director Jean L. Speak Sound Engineer Don Weis Dialogue Editor Mushy Callahan Technical Advisor