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Champion and Bicycle Thief Shown in Iowa Theaters
The Mediapolis Swan Theatre offered Champion the Ring Lardner profile of a brutal fighter, while Burlington and nearby cinemas carried The Bicycle Thief hailed as a stark Italian realist classic. Kirk Douglas starred in Champion with stark training scenes, and The Bicycle Thief follows a man whose life collapses after his bicycle is stolen. The Italian film’s bleak Rome setting and subtitles drew strong praise for its tragedy and social realism. World Theater in New York also noted as current venue for the film.
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Lardner
Swan Theater
Mediapolis
Burlington
Iowa City
Capitol Theater
Hollywood
Rome
Iowa
World Theater
West 49Th Street
New York City