Alias the Champ
1949 film by George Blair
- October 15, 1949 (1949-10-15)
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Alias the Champ is a 1949 American crime film directed by George Blair and written by Albert DeMond. The film stars Robert Rockwell, Barbra Fuller, Audrey Long, James Nolan, John Harmon, Sammy Menacker and Joseph Crehan.[1][2][3] The film was released on October 15, 1949, by Republic Pictures.
Plot
Lorraine Connors manages the (real-life) wrestler, Gorgeous George. Taking a special interest in George's match is a police lieutenant, Ron Peterson, who is keeping an eye on everybody: mobster Al Merlo, his moll Colette LaRue and another wrestling star, Sammy Menacker, who is dating Lorraine.
A quarrel between the wrestlers erupts and Peterson suggests they settle it in the ring. So much publicity ensues that the match is televised live. Sam is confident he will win, as is Colette, who requests his autograph. Sam is getting the better of George for a while, but is suddenly pinned, defeated and does not get up. He is dead.
George is clearly the prime suspect if this is a murder, while Peterson gets in hot water at the police department for proposing the match in the first place. Merlo is the detective's best guess as the culprit until he views a rebroadcast of the whole evening on TV. He finds the pen Colette used to get Sam's autograph and realizes what happened: It's been poisoned.
Cast
- Robert Rockwell as Police Lt. Ron Peterson
- Barbra Fuller as Colette LaRue
- Audrey Long as Lorraine Connors
- James Nolan as Al Merlo
- John Harmon as Chuck Lyons
- Sammy Menacker as Sammy Menacker
- Joseph Crehan as Tim Murphy
- John Hamilton as Police Commissioner Bronson
- Stephen Chase as Dist. Atty. Gould
- Frank J. Scannell as Bert Tracy
- Frank Yaconelli as Headwaiter
- Emmett Vogan as Doc Morgan
- John Wald as TV Announcer
- Gorgeous George as Gorgeous George
- Mike Ruby as Referee
- Jimmy Lennon Sr. as Ring Announcer
- Henry Kulky as Bomber Kulkovich
- Billy Varga as Wrestler
- Bobby Manogoff as Wrestler
- George Temple as Wrestler
- Tor Johnson as Super Swedish Angel
- Jack 'Sockeye' McDonald as Wrestler
References
- ^ "Alias the Champ (1949) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Alias-the-Champ - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "Alias the Champ". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
External links
- Alias the Champ at IMDb
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Films directed by George Blair
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- Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944)
- Silent Partner (1944)
- Thoroughbreds (1944)
- Gangs of the Waterfront (1945)
- Scotland Yard Investigator (1945)
- A Sporting Chance (1945)
- Affairs of Geraldine (1946)
- G.I. War Brides (1946)
- Gay Blades (1946)
- That's My Gal (1947)
- The Ghost Goes Wild (1947)
- Exposed (1947)
- The Trespasser (1947)
- Homicide for Three (1948)
- King of the Gamblers (1948)
- Daredevils of the Clouds (1948)
- Madonna of the Desert (1948)
- Lightnin' in the Forest (1948)
- Duke of Chicago (1949)
- Streets of San Francisco (1949)
- Alias the Champ (1949)
- Post Office Investigator (1949)
- Rose of the Yukon (1949)
- Flaming Fury (1949)
- Daughter of the Jungle (1949)
- Destination Big House (1950)
- The Missourians (1950)
- Lonely Heart Bandits (1950)
- Federal Agent at Large (1950)
- Women from Headquarters (1950)
- Unmasked (1950)
- Under Mexicali Stars (1950)
- Secrets of Monte Carlo (1951)
- Silver City Bonanza (1951)
- Insurance Investigator (1951)
- Thunder in God's Country (1951)
- Desert Pursuit (1952)
- Woman in the Dark (1952)
- Perils of the Jungle (1953)
- The Twinkle in God's Eye (1955)
- Fighting Trouble (1956)
- Jaguar (1956)
- Spook Chasers (1957)
- Sabu and the Magic Ring (1957)
- The Hypnotic Eye (1960)
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