Tennessee Champ

A boxer desperate for money falls in with a shady promoter.

Cast

Shelley Winters

as Sarah Wurble

Keenan Wynn

as Willy Wurble

Dewey Martin

as Daniel Norson

Earl Holliman

as Happy Jackfield

Dave O'Brien

as Luke MacWade

Charles Bronson

as Sixty Jubel

Yvette Duguay

as Blossom

Frank Richards

as J.B. Backett

Jack Kruschen

as Andrews

Paul Bryar

as Ring Announcer

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