Summary Oliver Quade is a pitchman who follows state fairs that feature dog shows---which limits his territory more than a little---at which he sells encyclopedias...and does it well as he possesses a photographic memory that amazes the rubes. The Champion, in the title, is a Great Dane who has won the title at the Rubeville State Fair, and it isn't long before the Champion turns up dead, which is because somebody---motive unknown at the moment---has killed the Champion. This is repeated at other shows along the way and Quade's bright young assistant, "Small Fry", fancies himself as an amateur detective, and starts nosing around into the mystery and drags Quade along with him. View more details
Directed : Robert Florey
Written : Stuart Palmer Frank Gruber Cortland Fitzsimmons
Stars : Lynne Overman Virginia Dale Donald O'Connor Joseph Allen
Genres : Thriller Comedy Mystery Crime Romance
Release date : Aug 23, 1939
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies : Paramount Pictures
Summary Oliver Quade is a pitchman who follows state fairs that feature dog shows---which limits his territory more than a little---at which he sells encyclopedias...and does it well as he possesses a photographic memory that amazes the rubes. The Champion, in the title, is a Great Dane who has won the title at the Rubeville State Fair, and it isn't long before the Champion turns up dead, which is because somebody---motive unknown at the moment---has killed the Champion. This is repeated at other shows along the way and Quade's bright young assistant, "Small Fry", fancies himself as an amateur detective, and starts nosing around into the mystery and drags Quade along with him. View more details
Genres : Thriller Comedy Mystery Crime Romance
Release date : Aug 23, 1939
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies : Paramount Pictures
