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Champion is a 1949 American sports drama film noir directed by Mark Robson with a screenplay written by Carl Foreman based on a short story by Ring Lardner. [6] The film stars Kirk Douglas , Marilyn Maxwell , Arthur Kennedy , Paul Stewart , Ruth Roman and Lola Albright .
Douglas in 1969. The following is the filmography of American actor Kirk Douglas (1916–2020). His popular films include Out of the Past (1947), Champion (1949), Ace in the Hole (1951), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Lust for Life (1956), Paths of Glory (1957), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), The Vikings (1958), Spartacus (1960), Lonely Are the ...
Douglas' image as a tough guy was established in his eighth film, Champion (1949), after producer Stanley Kramer chose him to play a selfish boxer. In accepting the role, he took a gamble, however, since he had to turn down an offer to star in a big-budget MGM film, The Great Sinner , which would have earned him three times the income.
This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1949 per Variety's weekly National Boxoffice Survey. The results are based on a sample of 20-25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.
Title Director Cast Genre Notes Abandoned: Joseph M. Newman: Dennis O'Keefe, Gale Storm, Jeff Chandler: Film noir: Universal: Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff ...
Robson directed another film for Kramer, Home of the Brave (1949), one of the first films to deal with the issue of racism. Next Robson directed Roughshod (1949), a Western, for RKO, and My Foolish Heart (also 1949), a melodrama for producer Sam Goldwyn. Goldwyn then used Robson for Edge of Doom (1950) and I Want You (1951). Robson later called ...
Ruth Roman (born Norma Roman; December 22, 1922 – September 9, 1999) [3] was an American actress of film, stage, and television.. After playing stage roles on the East Coast, Roman moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in films.
Duke of Chicago is a 1949 American sports drama film directed by George Blair and starring Tom Brown, Audrey Long and DeForest Kelley.Produced and distributed by Republic Pictures the film portrays a retired boxer, Jimmy Brody (Brown), who leaves his boxing career for his fiancée but is lured back into a one-off fight against a current champion due to financial difficulties.