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Basic facts

Original title Champion
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1949-09-05

Cast

Kirk Douglas
Midge Kelly

Marilyn Maxwell
Grace Diamond

Arthur Kennedy
Connie Kelly

Paul Stewart
Tommy Haley

Ruth Roman
Emma Bryce

Lola Albright
Mrs. Harris

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Line Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Assistant Director
Associate Producer
Conductor
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist

Cast

Kirk Douglas Midge Kelly
Marilyn Maxwell Grace Diamond
Arthur Kennedy Connie Kelly
Paul Stewart Tommy Haley
Ruth Roman Emma Bryce
Lola Albright Mrs. Harris
Luis Van Rooten Jerome Harris
John Daheim (as John Day) Johnny Dunne
Harry Shannon Lew Bryce
Polly Bergen röst från en juke box
Ralph Sanford promotor i Kansas City
Tim Ryan concession manager

Companies

Production Company Screen Plays II Corporation
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United Artists AB 1949
Atlas Film AB 1957

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 75495
Date 1949-08
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2740 meters
Censored length 2612 meters
Notes Akt III: misshandeln av Midge förkortas. Akt VI: närbilderna av den miss- handlade Midge klippes och matchen förkortas, likaså vansinnes- och dödsscenerna i omklädningsrummet.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2740 meter
Length in minutes 100 min


Original work

Original title Champion (Short story)
Author Ring Lardner


Release dates

First showing 1949-04-09 Globe Theatre New York USA 100 min
Release in Sweden 1949-09-05 Park Stockholm Sweden 96 min
TV showing 1959-12-12 TV Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Never Be It Said
Composer Dimitri Tiomkin
Lyrics Goldie Goldmark


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2585


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio



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