Death of a Champion
1939, English. Directed by Robert Florey.
Oliver Quade is a pitchman who follows state fairs that feature dog shows---which limits his territory more than a little---at which he sells encyclopedias...and does it well as he possesses a photographic memory that amazes the rubes. The Champion, in the title, is a Great Dane who has won the title at the Rubeville State Fair, and it isn't long before the Champion turns up dead, which is because somebody---motive unknown at the moment---has killed the Champion. This is repeated at other shows along the way and Quade's bright young assistant, "Small Fry", fancies himself as an amateur detective, and starts nosing around into the mystery and drags Quade along with him.
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 24 August 1939
- Written by
- Cortland Fitzsimmons, Frank Gruber, Stuart Palmer
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Death of a Champion runs 68 minutes (1h 8m).
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Death of a Champion isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 August 1939. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Death of a Champion?
If you liked Death of a Champion, try State Fair, Best in Show, The Station Agent.
Who directed Death of a Champion?
Death of a Champion (1939) was directed by Robert Florey and stars Lynne Overman, Virginia Dale, Joseph Allen.