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Climax!•Season 1•Episode 20

The Champion

Mar 31, 195560 min

The famous story deals with a boxer whose rise to fame has been at the expense of friends and associates. Through flashbacks, we see how Midge Kelly rose from the Chicago slums to a world championship.

Directed byAllen Reisner

Written byRod Serling

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Seasons4

Season 1 Episodes38

The Long Goodbye

The Thirteenth Chair

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Casino Royale

Sorry, Wrong Number

The Gioconda Smile

The After House

An Error in Chemistry

Epitaph for a Spy

The White Carnation

Nightmare in Copenhagen

The Bigger They Come

Escape From Fear

The Mojave Kid

The Leaf Out of the Book

The Valiant Men

The Box of Chocolates

South of the Sun

The Great Impersonation

The Darkest Hour

The Champion

Private Worlds

Flight 951

The First and the Last

The Deliverance of Sister Cecilia

No Stone Unturned

A Farewell to Arms

The Unimportant Man

The Dark Fleece

To Wake at Midnight

The Dance

Wild Stallion

The Escape of Mendes-France

The Healer

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

One Night Stand

Edge of Terror

Fear Strikes Out

Deal a Blow

Cast1

William Lundigan

William Lundigan

Self - Host

Crew2

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Allen Reisner

Director

Rod Serling

Rod Serling

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Champion" is episode 20 of Climax! season 1. Directed by Allen Reisner and written by Rod Serling, it aired on March 31, 1955.

Next: E21 · Private Worlds Best of Season 1