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Champ for a Day (1953)
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90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Champ for a Day (1953)

Approved

90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

An up-and-coming heavyweight fighter, George Wilson, arrives in Vulcan City, a small mid-western town over-run by racketeers, to fight a heavily-favored Frankie Sebastian. George arrives but his manager Dolan is nowhere to be found. But Ma...See moreAn up-and-coming heavyweight fighter, George Wilson, arrives in Vulcan City, a small mid-western town over-run by racketeers, to fight a heavily-favored Frankie Sebastian. George arrives but his manager Dolan is nowhere to be found. But Ma and Pa Karlsen, owners of Karlsen's Kozy Kottages motel and restaurant take him under their wing. He meets Miss Gormley who is also there to meet the no-show manager who is blackmailing her brother. Dolan still hasn't arrived by the date of the fight but, to the surprise of sports-promoters Tom Healy and Dominic Guido, George shows up and wins the fight. This wins him the friendship of trainer Al Muntz and the enmity of Willie Foltis, a punchy ex-fighter and a Healy henchman. This leads George to a fight with "Soldier" Freeman, whose manager Scotty Cameron has made arrangements for the favored-Freeman to take a dive, so he and Healy and Guido can clean up betting on the underdog. But Honest George has other plans. Written by Les Adams See less

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46 cast members

Name	Known for
Alex Nicol George Wilson George Wilson See fewer	The Screaming Skull (1958)
Audrey Totter Miss Peggy Gormley Miss Peggy Gormley See fewer	Lady in the Lake (1946)
Charles Winninger Pa Karlsen Pa Karlsen See fewer	Show Boat (1936)
Hope Emerson Ma Karlsen Ma Karlsen See fewer	Caged (1950)
Joseph Wiseman Dominic Guido Dominic Guido See fewer	Dr. No (1962)
Barry Kelley Tom Healy Tom Healy See fewer	The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Harry Morgan Al Muntz (as Henry Morgan) Al Muntz (as Henry Morgan) See fewer	MAS*H (1972)
Jesse White Willie Foltis Willie Foltis See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Horace McMahon Sam Benton Sam Benton See fewer	Detective Story (1951)
Grant Withers Scotty Cameron Scotty Cameron See fewer	My Darling Clementine (1946)
Eddy Waller Phil Phil See fewer	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Dick Wessel 'Speedtrap' Calhoun - Policeman (as Richard Wessel) 'Speedtrap' Calhoun - Policeman (as Richard Wessel) See fewer	Riverboat (1959)
Hal Baylor 'Soldier' Freeman, Heavyweight Fighter 'Soldier' Freeman, Heavyweight Fighter See fewer	Big Jim McLain (1952)
Don Blackman Frankie Sebello - Fighter (uncredited) Frankie Sebello - Fighter (uncredited) See fewer	On the Waterfront (1954)
Larry J. Blake Gambler (uncredited) Gambler (uncredited) See fewer	Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Leonard Bremen Handler (uncredited) Handler (uncredited) See fewer	The Front Page (1974)
Bob Carney Spectator (uncredited) Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	Sea Goin' Sheiks (1931)
Virginia Carroll Waitress (uncredited) Waitress (uncredited) See fewer	A Tenderfoot Goes West (1936)
Edward Clark Cashier (uncredited) Cashier (uncredited) See fewer	Sally in Our Alley (1927)
James Conaty Fight Spectator (uncredited) Fight Spectator (uncredited) See fewer
Tony Dante Handler (uncredited) Handler (uncredited) See fewer	McCloud (1970)
Roy Engel Heckling Fight Spectator (uncredited) Heckling Fight Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952)
Mary Field Ann - Healy's Receptionist (uncredited) Ann - Healy's Receptionist (uncredited) See fewer	Ball of Fire (1941)
Tommy Herman Timekeeper (uncredited) Timekeeper (uncredited) See fewer
John Indrisano Referee (uncredited) Referee (uncredited) See fewer	Live Wires (1946)
Brad Johnson Hyde Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) Hyde Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) See fewer	Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)
Richard Karlan Gambler (uncredited) Gambler (uncredited) See fewer	Tangier Incident (1953)
Kenner G. Kemp Ringside Fight Spectator (uncredited) Ringside Fight Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	The Untouchables (1959)
Reid Kilpatrick Radio Fight Announcer (uncredited) Radio Fight Announcer (uncredited) See fewer	Divorce (1945)
Frank Kreig Taxi Driver (uncredited) Taxi Driver (uncredited) See fewer	All Ashore (1953)
Jimmy Lennon Sr. Fight Announcer (uncredited) Fight Announcer (uncredited) See fewer	Rocky III (1982)
Celia Lovsky Gladys Macrowitz (uncredited) Gladys Macrowitz (uncredited) See fewer	Soylent Green (1973)
Cliff Lyons Fight Spectator (uncredited) Fight Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	The Green Berets (1968)
John Maxwell Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited) See fewer	The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Jack Perry Sebello's Handler (uncredited) Sebello's Handler (uncredited) See fewer	Steady Company (1932)
Johnny Polan Frankie Sebastian (uncredited) Frankie Sebastian (uncredited) See fewer
Bill Poland Frankie Sebello (uncredited) Frankie Sebello (uncredited) See fewer	Champ for a Day (1953)
Stuart Randall Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	Pony Soldier (1952)
Frank Savage Handler (uncredited) Handler (uncredited) See fewer	The Silent Service (1957)
Charles Sherlock Sebello's Handler (uncredited) Sebello's Handler (uncredited) See fewer	Shakedown (1950)
Charles Sullivan George's Handler (uncredited) George's Handler (uncredited) See fewer	The Invisible Monster (1950)
Ted Thorpe Vendor (uncredited) Vendor (uncredited) See fewer	Hang 'Em High (1968)
Wayne C. Treadway Spectator (uncredited) Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	Dinosaurus! (1960)
Pat Valentino Sparring Mate (uncredited) Sparring Mate (uncredited) See fewer	Glory Alley (1952)
Philip Van Zandt Mr. Jensen - Finance Man (uncredited) Mr. Jensen - Finance Man (uncredited) See fewer	Citizen Kane (1941)
Max Wagner Handler (uncredited) Handler (uncredited) See fewer	Invaders from Mars (1953)