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21 November 1931 (USA)
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Plot:
Dink Purcell loves his alcoholic father, ex-heavyweight champion Andy "Champ" Purcell, despite his frequent binges...
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 2 nominations
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(3 articles)
Blood, Bats and Future Shock - Chosen Survivors
(From Fangoria. 24 June 2009, 1:45 PM, PDT)
7 Tacky Horrors That Deserved Oscars
(From TotalFilm. 25 February 2009, 6:29 AM, PST)
(From Fangoria. 24 June 2009, 1:45 PM, PDT)
7 Tacky Horrors That Deserved Oscars
(From TotalFilm. 25 February 2009, 6:29 AM, PST)
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Beery not bad, Cooper excellent, Irene Rich terrible
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Wallace Beery | ... | Champ | |
| Jackie Cooper | ... | Dink | |
| Irene Rich | ... | Linda | |
| Roscoe Ates | ... | Sponge (as Rosco Ates) | |
| Edward Brophy | ... | Tim | |
| Hale Hamilton | ... | Tony | |
| Jesse Scott | ... | Jonah | |
| Marcia Mae Jones | ... | Mary Lou |
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86 min (Turner library print)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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USA:Approved (PCA #4248-R: 13 April 1938 for re-release) |
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) |
USA:TV-G (TV rating)
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Wallace Beery actually got one less vote than Fredric March in the 1931/1932 Academy Awards voting for best actor, but the rules at the time considered anyone with one or two votes less than the leader as being in a tie. So both got Academy Awards.
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Continuity: During the fight, The Champ sustains a cut above his left eye, but when he goes back to his corner it is gone. The cut comes back when the fighting resumes and stays for the duration of the film.
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Quotes:
[Dink compares the swanky home to his own]
Dink Purcell: The Champ and I ain't fixed up swell as this, but our joint's more lively.
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Dink Purcell: The Champ and I ain't fixed up swell as this, but our joint's more lively.
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Referenced in "Bachelor Father: Peter's China Doll (#4.26)" (1961)
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The Monkeys Have No Tails in Pago Pago
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I've just finished watching this film, which I've been wanting to see for years and I was impressed without being overwhelmed. Wallace Beery's not bad (though a bit stilted) in the leading role; he's better than Irene Rich, playing his ex-wife, who throws herself around the screen, swooning from sofa to sofa in a totally over-acted performance. However, it's Jackie Cooper who steals the show with a portrayal which manages to be both heart-rending and realistic. I know the concept of "real sound" is a disputable one, as sounding real on screen may just entail being a good actor, rather than a realistic one, but nonetheless he does seem far more genuine than the rest of the cast. 8/10.