| Champ, The | |||||
| Warner Bros. (1931) | |||||
| Drama, Family | |||||
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| Wallace Beery | Andy 'Champ' Purcell | |
| Jackie Cooper | Dink Purcell | |
| Irene Rich | Linda Carlton | |
| Roscoe Ates | Sponge (as Rosco Ates) | |
| Edward Brophy | Tim, Champ's Manager | |
| Hale Hamilton | Tony Carlton | |
| Jesse Scott | Jonah, Dink's playmate | |
| Marcia Mae Jones | Mary Lou Carlton | |
| Dannie Mac Grant | Boy Taunting Dink (uncredited) | |
| Frank Hagney | Manuel Corroga, Mexican Champ (uncredited) | |
| Rosco Ates |
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| Producer | King Vidor
Harry Rapf Irving Thalberg |
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| Writer | Frances Marion
Leonard Praskins |
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To the world he's a loser. To his son, he's The Champ. Grab your dreams, come out of your corner and step out swinging. The double Oscar winner The Champ is ready to take on the world! With feet planted, chin tucked and its heart unashamedly on its sleeve, this original father-son tale (remade in 1979) remains one of the all-time great tearjerkers. In an Academy Award-winning Best Actor performance, burly Wallace Beery - he of the fog-cutter voice and gruff warmth - plays the washed-up prizefighter making a ring comeback to provide for his son. Nine-year-old Our Gang comedy star Jackie Cooper is Dink, as devoted a son as ever stood in any man's corner. Laugh. Cry. Cheer. Cry some more. Even as The Champ breaks your heart, it heals the spirit. |
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