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.
Robert Florey
Director
Lynne Overman
Oliver Quade
Virginia Dale
Patsy Doyle
Joseph Allen
Richie Oakes
Donald O'Connor
Small Fry
Susan Paley
Lois Lanyard
Harry Davenport
Guy Lanyard
Robert Paige
Alec Temple
The Station Agent73%
State Fair66%
Best in Show68%
All Dogs Go to Heaven68%
Dean Spanley74%
...All the Marbles61%
Bull Durham66%
My Dog Skip67%
Fixed61%
Show Dogs59%
The Aristocrats59%
The Plague Dogs78%
Puppy Love69%
The Banshees of Inisherin74%
The Art of Racing in the Rain81%
Beast65%
Lassie61%
Marley & Me71%
Good Neighbor Sam66%
Firehouse Dog61%
