Champion (1949)

Director: Mark Robson

Writer(s): Carl Foreman (screenplay),  Ring Lardner (story “Champion”)

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Ruth Roman, Lola Albright, Luis Van Rooten, Harry Shannon, John Daheim, Ralph Sanford, Esther Howard, Bill Baldwin, Sam Balter, Polly Bergen, Don Brodie, Ralph Brooks, Mushy Callahan, Sayre Dearing, Paul Dubov, Jimmie Dundee, Chuck Hamilton, Mike Lally, Hal March, George Meader, Ralph Montgomery, Forbes Murray, Jack Perry, Tim Ryan, Court Shepard, Charles Sherlock, Hilda Simms, Charles Sullivan

Synopsis: Boxer Midge Kelly rises to fame…mainly by stepping on other people.

Release Date: April 9, 1949 (USA) | Length: 99 min | Genre: Drama, Sports | Certificate: Approved

Note: There is a scene in the movie where Kirk Douglas is knocking out a black boxer but I wasn’t able to identify him from the credits or the man shining .