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THE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS With a Terrific Cast of Colored Stars

1939 · 81 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama, Crime

Henry Jackson, known as Little Dynamite, is a Golden Gloves champion, who agrees to turn professional when approached by fight manager Ed Watson, despite the opposition raised by his father and Fanny Singleton, his sweetheart.

Directed by John Clein · Written by Marcy Klauber

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