Alias the Champ (1949)
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Robert Rockwell, Republic Pictures' resident all-purpose hero, stars in Alias the Champ. This time, Rockwell plays Lt. Ron Peterson, who doubles as a homicide detective and local administrator of the professional wrestling code. When real-life rassler Gorgeous George (that's how he billed himself) is framed for murder by a gang of crooks, Lt. Peterson tries to prove George's innocence. It isn't just the job that motivates Peterson: he's sweet on the wrestler's pretty manager Lorraine (Audrey Long). Fans of the current WWF and WCW TV wrestling extravaganzas might get a kick out of the scenes wherein Gorgeous George, Bomber Kulkavitch, Billy Varga, Jack "Sockeye" MacDonald, the Super-Swedish Angel (aka Tor Johnson) and their confreres hunker down to business in the ring. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Robert Rockwell - Lt. Ron Peterson
- Audrey Long - Lorraine
- John Harmon - Chuck Lyons
- Joseph Crehan - Tim Murphy
- Stephen Chase - District Attorney Gould
- Emmett Vogan - Doc Morgan
- Count Billy Varga
- Jerry Wald - Telecaster
- Barbara Fuller - Colette
- Jim Nolan - Al Merlo
- Sammy Menacker - Sam
- John Hamilton - Police Comm. Bronson
- Frank Yaconelli - Head Waiter
- James Lennon
- Frank Scannell - Bert Tracy
- Director(s):
- George Blair
- Writer(s):
- Albert E. DeMond
- Producer(s):
- Stephen Auer
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