Tennessee Champ (1954)
Directed by Fred M. Wilcox
Genres - Drama, Sports & Recreation |
Sub-Genres - Sports Drama |
Release Date - Mar 3, 1954 (USA - Limited), Mar 5, 1954 (USA - Unknown), Mar 5, 1954 (USA) |
Run Time - 72 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Rescuing Daniel Norton (Dewey Martin) from a watery grave, two-bit fight promoter Willy Wurble (Keenan Wynn) senses potential in his new "find". Willy builds Daniel into a boxing champ, a fact that Daniel chalks up to good luck and the good Lord. The boy is in for quite a letdown when the financially-strapped Willy orders him to lose his next bout. Shelley Winters costars as Willy's long-suffering wife Sarah, who'd give anything if her man would turn honest for a just a moment or two. Featured in the cast as Daniel's ongoing pugilistic nemesis is Charles Buchinsky, whom the whole world knows today as Charles Bronson.
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fixed [corruption], boxing, chance, conflict, disapproval, fighter, going-straight, manager, morale, morals, one-against-odds, prizefighter, reform [improve], south, sports
