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CHAMPION – 1949 – COLORIZED – KIRK DOUGLAS – MARILYN MAXWELL – ARTHUR KENNEDY – RARE DVD!
Champion – 1949 – American film-noir drama based on a short story by Ring Lardner.
Filmed in black-and-white, (this is a colorized version of that film), it recounts the struggles of boxer “Midge” Kelly fighting his own demons while working to achieve success in the boxing ring. The drama was directed by Mark Robson, with cinematography by Franz Planer.
Kirk Douglas as Michael “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 Jerome “Jerry” Harris Harry Shannon as Lew Bryce Esther Howard as Midge Kelly’s mother John Daheim as Johnny Dunne
