Synopsis
An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
Memorable quotes from Champion
"For the first time in my life, people cheering for me. Were you deaf? Didn't you hear 'em? We're not hitchhiking any more. We're riding!"
"This is a celebration. Midge is getting a shot at the title, and he's got a new manager... a blonde."
"You know what a "Golem" is? I think I knew all the time I was building one."
"Connie Kelly: Oh, this rotten business!"
"Midge Kelly: Awww, lay off the business. It's like any other business, only here the blood shows."
"Kirk Douglas - Michael "Midge" Kelly"
"Marilyn Maxwell - Grace Diamond"
"Arthur Kennedy - Connie Kelly"
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Cast & Crew
Kirk Douglas
Midge Kelly
Marilyn Maxwell
Grace Diamond
Arthur Kennedy
Connie Kelly
Paul Stewart
Tommy Haley
Ruth Roman
Emma Bryce
Lola Albright
Palmer Harris
Luis van Rooten
Jerry Harris
Harry Shannon
Lew
John Daheim
Johnny Dunne
Ralph Sanford
Hammond
Esther Howard
Mrs. Kelly
Bill Baldwin
Bill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)
Sam Balter
Championship Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
Mushy Callahan
Referee Title Fight (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
Paul Dubov
Gangster (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
Tough Tramp in Boxcar (uncredited)
Joe Gray
Championship Fight Opponent (uncredited)
Mark Robson
Director
Stanley Kramer
Producer
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