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Tennessee Champ (1954)
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73 min | Drama

Tennessee Champ (1954)

Approved

73 min | Drama

A little B-picture that M-G-M tossed out, barely promoted and forgot about but one that is better than some of the A-dross from Leo in the same era. Shelley Winters, after an absence of 15 months from the screen, is on the down-side of her...See moreA little B-picture that M-G-M tossed out, barely promoted and forgot about but one that is better than some of the A-dross from Leo in the same era. Shelley Winters, after an absence of 15 months from the screen, is on the down-side of her sexpot days and the upside of her character days and is excellent as the devoted wife trying to keep her larcency-inclined husband on the up-and-up and has more losses than wins in that department; Kennan Wynn is even better as her fight-manager husband and gives a controlled performance as a blustery character, as opposed to the uncontrolled, mail-it-in, over-the-top blustery characters he later played in many westerns; and Earl Holliman as Wynn's harmonica-playing, punch-drunk handyman is dead on the mark. Story, which strays a bit toward the melodramatic in places, concerns a deacon's son,Daniel Norson(Dewey Martin), who thinks he has killed a man in a fight over a girl and goes on the lam. He is picked up by fight manager Willy Wurble (Keenan Wynn)and, since he owns a deadly punch, becomes a successful prize fighter. But his religious background leads him to refuse to take a dive in a fight Willy has fixed, even though he thinks Willy will turn him in on the murder charge. Creditability flies a little out of the window when Daniel discovers the man he is to fight is actually the man he thought he killed. Daniel's devoutness and faith has made Willy a semi-reformed sinner but that may be only because of lack of opportunity at the moment. Written by Les Adams See less

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66 cast members

Name	Known for
Shelley Winters Sarah Wurble Sarah Wurble See fewer	The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Keenan Wynn Willy Wurble Willy Wurble See fewer	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Dewey Martin Daniel Norson Daniel Norson See fewer	The Thing from Another World (1951)
Earl Holliman Happy Jackfield Happy Jackfield See fewer	Forbidden Planet (1956)
Dave O'Brien Luke MacWade Luke MacWade See fewer	Reefer Madness (1936)
Charles Bronson Sixty Jubel (as Charles Buchinsky) Sixty Jubel (as Charles Buchinsky) See fewer	Death Wish (1974)
Yvette Duguay Blossom Blossom See fewer	The Cimarron Kid (1952)
Frank Richards J.B. Backett J.B. Backett See fewer	Pat and Mike (1952)
Jack Kruschen Andrews Andrews See fewer	The Apartment (1960)
Don Anderson Tabernacle Committee Member (uncredited) Tabernacle Committee Member (uncredited) See fewer	Switch (1975)
Walter Bacon Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	Fighting Fate (1921)
Al Bain Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938)
David Bair Young Reporter (uncredited) Young Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Gun Crazy (1950)
John Barton Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) See fewer
Mary Bayless Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) See fewer
Margaret Bert Tabernacle Committee Member (uncredited) Tabernacle Committee Member (uncredited) See fewer	Campus Sleuth (1948)
Paul Bradley Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	Jeep-Herders (1945)
Paul Bryar Ring Announcer (uncredited) Ring Announcer (uncredited) See fewer	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Gordon Carveth Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	The Amazing Vagabond (1929)
Harry Cody Tabernacle Committee Member (uncredited) Tabernacle Committee Member (uncredited) See fewer	Highway Patrol (1955)
James Conaty Fight Fan (uncredited) Fight Fan (uncredited) See fewer
Tom Daly Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	The Man from Planet X (1951)
John Damler Third Poker Player (uncredited) Third Poker Player (uncredited) See fewer	The Long Wait (1954)
Mike Donovan Referee (uncredited) Referee (uncredited) See fewer	Lights Out (1946)
Charles Fogel Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) See fewer
Rudy Germane Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	The Doris Day Show (1968)
Joseph Glick Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) See fewer
Alvin J. Gordon Sam (uncredited) Sam (uncredited) See fewer	The Alarm Clock (1949)
Robert Haines Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Michael O'Halloran (1948)
Harold 'Tommy' Hart Referee (uncredited) Referee (uncredited) See fewer	Night Passage (1957)
Bradford Hatton Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Top Banana (1954)
Dick Haynes Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	The Phantom Planet (1961)
Al Hill Pop Vendor's Customer (uncredited) Pop Vendor's Customer (uncredited) See fewer	The Last Mile (1932)
Paul Hoffman Poker Player (uncredited) Poker Player (uncredited) See fewer	Federal Man (1950)
Jimmie Horan Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	F Troop (1965)
John Indrisano First Referee (uncredited) First Referee (uncredited) See fewer	Live Wires (1946)
Joe LaBarba Cornerman (uncredited) Cornerman (uncredited) See fewer
Richard LaMarr Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	The Fatal Ring (1917)
William Lewin Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	The Flame of Passion (1915)
King Lockwood Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) See fewer
John Logan Pursuer (uncredited) Pursuer (uncredited) See fewer	Spittin' Image (1982)
Louis Mason Cozy Hotel Clerk (uncredited) Cozy Hotel Clerk (uncredited) See fewer	The Return of Frank James (1940)
Mickey McCardle Usher (uncredited) Usher (uncredited) See fewer	The Party (1968)
Bill McLean Pop Vendor (uncredited) Pop Vendor (uncredited) See fewer	House (1985)
Russell Meeker Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) See fewer
Hope Miller Girl Reporter (uncredited) Girl Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Lights Out (1946)
Mike Morelli Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) See fewer
William Newell Ring Announcer (uncredited) Ring Announcer (uncredited) See fewer	The Big Show (1936)
William H. O'Brien Churchgoer (uncredited) Churchgoer (uncredited) See fewer	I've Been Around (1935)
Jack Perry Sixty's Cornerman (uncredited) Sixty's Cornerman (uncredited) See fewer	Steady Company (1932)
Joe Ploski Fight Fan in Montage (uncredited) Fight Fan in Montage (uncredited) See fewer	Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)
Jean Ransome Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	One Step Beyond (1959)
Fred Rapport Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	Days of Our Lives (1965)
Cosmo Sardo Fight Fan (uncredited) Fight Fan (uncredited) See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1966)
Rube Schaffer Pursuer (uncredited) Pursuer (uncredited) See fewer	Treasure of Monte Cristo (1949)
Court Shepard Opponent (uncredited) Opponent (uncredited) See fewer	Space Master X-7 (1958)
Dick Simmons Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955)
Mabel Smaney Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) See fewer
Brick Sullivan Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) See fewer	Canon City (1948)
Charles Sullivan Second Referee (uncredited) Second Referee (uncredited) See fewer	The Invisible Monster (1950)
Bruno VeSota Second Poker Player (uncredited) Second Poker Player (uncredited) See fewer	Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
Frederick Welch Pursuer (uncredited) Pursuer (uncredited) See fewer	Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)
Dan White Baptist Minister (uncredited) Baptist Minister (uncredited) See fewer	The Americano (1955)
Dave White Handler (uncredited) Handler (uncredited) See fewer	The Frank Sinatra Show (1957)
Howard Wright Mr. Robinson (uncredited) Mr. Robinson (uncredited) See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Than Wyenn Usher (uncredited) Usher (uncredited) See fewer	Splash (1983)