Champion (1949) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Mark Robson.

Cast

• 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)
• 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)

Crew

• Mark Robson — Director
• Carl Foreman — Screenplay
• Franz Planer — Director of Photography
• Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer
• Stanley Kramer — Producer

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