| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (100 min.) : sd., b&w. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
Midge Kelly, a formerly poverty-stricken professional boxer, is ordered by the organized crime syndicate to lose his next fight, and when he fails to do so the syndicate takes swift revenge |
| Notes |
Based on the story Champion by Ring Lardner |
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Off-air recording of ABC 2 broadcast April 24, 2010. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
| Credits |
Director: Mark Robson |
| Cast |
Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy |
| Notes |
Rated: PG |
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Originally released : Screen Plays, 1949 |
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DVD. Region unspecified |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Feature films
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Boxing -- Corrupt practices -- Drama
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Sports films
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| Author |
Robson, Mark, 1913-1978
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Douglas, Kirk, 1916-
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Maxwell, Marilyn
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Kennedy, Arthur, 1914-1990
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Lardner, Ring, 1885-1933
Champion
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ABC-TV (Australia)
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