• 1939
  • Approved
  • 1h 7m
Death of a Champion

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

  • 1939
  • Approved
  • 1h 7m

Death of a Champion

Directed : Robert Florey

Written : Stuart Palmer Frank Gruber Cortland Fitzsimmons

Stars : Lynne Overman Virginia Dale Donald O'Connor Joseph Allen

All cast & crew

6.6

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

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

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

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Harry Davenport, Virginia Dale, Robert McKenzie, and Lynne Overman in Death of a Champion (1939) Harry Davenport, Virginia Dale, Donald O'Connor, and Lynne Overman in Death of a Champion (1939) Harry Davenport, Virginia Dale, Donald O'Connor, and Lynne Overman in Death of a Champion (1939) May Boley and Robert McKenzie in Death of a Champion (1939) Harry Davenport, Virginia Dale, and Lynne Overman in Death of a Champion (1939) Joseph Allen, Virginia Dale, Donald O'Connor, and Lynne Overman in Death of a Champion (1939)
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