Alias the Champ

Plot

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, Rovi

Cast

• Robert Rockwell - Lt. Ron Peterson
• Barbara Fuller - Colette
• Audrey Long - Lorraine
• Jim Nolan - Al Merlo
• John Harmon - Chuck Lyons

Sammy Menacker - Sam; Joseph Crehan - Tim Murphy; John Hamilton - Police Comm. Bronson; Stephen Chase - District Attorney Gould; Frank Yaconelli - Head Waiter; Emmett Vogan - Doc Morgan; James Lennon; Count Billy Varga; Frank Scannell - Bert Tracy; Jerry Wald - Telecaster

Credit

George Blair - Director, Harold R. Minter - Editor, Richard Cherwin - Songwriter, Al Newman - Songwriter, Ned Washington - Songwriter, John MacBurnie - Cinematographer, Stephen Auer - Producer, Albert E. DeMond - Screenwriter

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