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 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.
Credits
Champ for a Day Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Harry Morgan
He was 38, 96 years old when he died
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as Al Muntz |
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Dick Wessel
He was 40, 52 years old when he died
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as 'Speedtrap' Calhoun |
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Audrey Totter
She was 35, 95 years old when she died
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as Miss Peggy Gormley |
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Joseph Wiseman
He was 35, 91 years old when he died
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as Dominic Guido |
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Barry Kelley
He was 44, 82 years old when he died
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as Tom Healy |
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Hope Emerson
She was 55, 62 years old when she died
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as Ma Karlsen |
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Charles Winninger
He was 69, 84 years old when he died
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as Pa Karlsen |
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Jesse White
He was 36, 80 years old when he died
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as Willie Foltis |
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Grant Withers
He was 48, 54 years old when he died
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as Scott Cameron |
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Hal Baylor
He was 34, 79 years old when he died
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as 'Soldier' Freeman |
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Horace McMahon
He was 47, 65 years old when he died
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as Sam Benton |
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Alex Nicol
He was 37, 85 years old when he died
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as George Wilson |
Champ for a Day Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Irving Shulman as Screenplay. He was 40 (81) years old when He died
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Writing |
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John L. Russell as Cinematography. He was 48 (62) years old when He died
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Crew |
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R. Dale Butts as Music. He was 43 (79) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Fred Allen as Editor. He was 59 (61) years old when He died
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Editing |
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William A. Seiter as Director. He was 63 (74) years old when He died
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Directing |
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William A. Seiter as Producer. He was 63 (74) years old when He died
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Production |
