Champ for a Day
1953, English. Directed by William A. Seiter.
HIS FISTS...Made For Killing...HER LIPS...Made For Kissing
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- William A. SeiterDirector
- Alex NicolGeorge Wilson
- Audrey TotterMiss Peggy Gormley
- Charles WinningerPa Karlsen
- Hope EmersonMa Karlsen
- Joseph WisemanDominic Guido
- Barry KelleyTom Healy
- Harry MorganAl Muntz
- Jesse WhiteWillie Foltis
- Horace McMahonSam Benton
- Grant WithersScott Cameron
- Dick Wessel'Speedtrap' Calhoun
- Hal Baylor'Soldier' Freeman
Details
- Released
- 15 August 1953
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Irving Shulman
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Champ for a Day runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Champ for a Day is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Champ for a Day isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 August 1953. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Champ for a Day?
Champ for a Day (1953) was directed by William A. Seiter and stars Alex Nicol, Audrey Totter, Charles Winninger.