Champ for a Day

Name: Champ for a Day
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 1953-08-15
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Alex Nicol, Audrey Totter, Charles Winninger, Hope Emerson, Joseph Wiseman

IMDb ID: tt0045619 · Year: 1953 · Rating: 5.7 (68 votes)

Genres: 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 foun...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Champ for a Day
Canada: Champ for a Day (English)
United Kingdom: Champ for a Day
Ireland: Champ for a Day (English)
India: Champ for a Day (English)
New Zealand: Champ for a Day (English)
United States: Champ for a Day
South Africa: Champ for a Day (English)
Brazil: Campeão por um Dia
Romania: Campion pentru o zi
Italy: Il grande incontro
Campion pentru o ziContent RatingApprovedRelease Date1953-08-15Runtime90 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsmissing brother
bickering husband wife relationship
bare chested male
bare chested male fighting
trainerFilming LocationsRepublic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAProduction CompaniesRepublic PicturesIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045619/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0045619.jpgUpdated At2025-05-02T12:43:38

Directors

William A. Seiter

Writers

Irving Shulman
W.G. Fay

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Alex Nicol | Character: George Wilson
Actor: Audrey Totter | Character: Miss Peggy Gormley
Actor: Charles Winninger | Character: Pa Karlsen
Actor: Hope Emerson | Character: Ma Karlsen
Actor: Joseph Wiseman | Character: Dominic Guido
Actor: Barry Kelley | Character: Tom Healy
Actor: Harry Morgan | Character: Al Muntz
Actor: Jesse White | Character: Willie Foltis
Actor: Horace McMahon | Character: Sam Benton
Actor: Grant Withers | Character: Scotty Cameron
Actor: Eddy Waller | Character: Phil
Actor: Dick Wessel | Character: 'Speedtrap' Calhoun - Policeman
Actor: Hal Baylor | Character: 'Soldier' Freeman, Heavyweight Fighter
Actor: Don Blackman | Character: Frankie Sebello - Fighter
Actor: Larry J. Blake | Character: Gambler
Actor: Leonard Bremen | Character: Handler
Actor: Bob Carney | Character: Spectator
Actor: Virginia Carroll | Character: Waitress
Actor: Edward Clark | Character: Cashier
Actor: James Conaty | Character: Fight Spectator
Actor: Tony Dante | Character: Handler
Actor: Roy Engel | Character: Heckling Fight Spectator
Actor: Mary Field | Character: Ann - Healy's Receptionist
Actor: Tommy Herman | Character: Timekeeper
Actor: John Indrisano | Character: Referee
Actor: Brad Johnson | Character: Hyde Hotel Desk Clerk
Actor: Richard Karlan | Character: Gambler
Actor: Kenner G. Kemp | Character: Ringside Fight Spectator
Actor: Reid Kilpatrick | Character: Radio Fight Announcer
Actor: Frank Kreig | Character: Taxi Driver
Actor: Jimmy Lennon Sr. | Character: Fight Announcer
Actor: Celia Lovsky | Character: Gladys Macrowitz
Actor: Cliff Lyons | Character: Fight Spectator
Actor: John Maxwell | Character: Doctor
Actor: Jack Perry | Character: Sebello's Handler
Actor: Johnny Polan | Character: Frankie Sebastian
Actor: Bill Poland | Character: Frankie Sebello
Actor: Stuart Randall | Character: Detective
Actor: Frank Savage | Character: Handler
Actor: Charles Sherlock | Character: Sebello's Handler
Actor: Charles Sullivan | Character: George's Handler
Actor: Ted Thorpe | Character: Vendor
Actor: Wayne C. Treadway | Character: Spectator
Actor: Pat Valentino | Character: Sparring Mate
Actor: Philip Van Zandt | Character: Mr. Jensen - Finance Man
Actor: Max Wagner | Character: Handler

[Directors Group]
Name: William A. Seiter | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Irving Shulman | Role: Writer
Name: W.G. Fay | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: William A. Seiter | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: R. Dale Butts | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: John L. Russell | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Fred Allen | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Frank Hotaling | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: John McCarthy Jr. | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Charles S. Thompson | Role: Set Decorator

[Makeup Department]
Name: Peggy Gray | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Bob Mark | Role: Makeup Department

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Herbert E. Mendelson | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: T.A. Carman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Howard Wilson | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Howard Lydecker | Role: Special Effects
Name: Theodore Lydecker | Role: Special Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Bob Herron | Role: Stunts

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Adele Palmer | Role: Costume Department

[Music Department]
Name: Ned Freeman | Role: Music Department
Name: Frank Perkins | Role: Music Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: John Indrisano | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Herbert J. Yates | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045619/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: August 15, 1953
Canada: September 28, 1953 (North Bay, Ontario, premiere)
United Kingdom: December 14, 1953 (London, premiere)
Japan: January 21, 1954
Austria: January 29, 1954
Sweden: March 7, 1954
Australia: April 1, 1954 (Sydney, New South Wales, premiere)
New Zealand: April 18, 1954
United States: April 7, 1958 (Los Angeles, California, TV premiere)

Awards

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Box Office

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