An alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son.
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- Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Wallace Beery | ... |
Champ
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| Jackie Cooper | ... |
Dink
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| Irene Rich | ... |
Linda
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| Roscoe Ates | ... |
Sponge
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| Edward Brophy | ... |
Tim
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| Hale Hamilton | ... |
Tony
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Jesse Scott | ... |
Jonah
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| Marcia Mae Jones | ... |
Mary Lou
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| Dannie Mac Grant | ... |
Boy Taunting Dink (uncredited)
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| Frank Hagney | ... |
Manuel Quiroga - Mexican Champ (uncredited)
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| Dell Henderson | ... |
The Doctor (uncredited)
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| Tom McGuire | ... |
Los Angeles Promoter (uncredited)
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| Walter Percival | ... |
Los Angeles Promoter (uncredited)
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| Bob Perry | ... |
Referee (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps | ... |
Louie - the Bartender (uncredited)
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| Andy Shuford | ... |
Boy at Racetrack (uncredited)
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| Dan Tobey | ... |
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| King Vidor | ||
Written by
| Wanda Tuchock | ... | (additional dialogue by) & |
| Wanda Tuchock | ... | (additional dialogue) |
| Don Marquis | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Harry Rapf | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Irving Thalberg | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| King Vidor | ... | producer |
| William M. Weiss | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Gordon Avil | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| Hugh Wynn | ... | film editor |
Casting By
| Benjamin Thau | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Robert A. Golden | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Eric Rohman | ... | poster artist : Sweden (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
| Charles E. Wallace | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Wilbur Bradley | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Clarence Hewitt | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| J. Roberts | ... | second camera operator (uncredited) |
| Cecil Wright | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Leonard Praskins | ... | dialogue continuity by / dialogue continuity |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (A King Vidor Production)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1931) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1931) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Regal Films (1931) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn (1932) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1932) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn Filmselskap (1932) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1932) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1933) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment (1933) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Sverige (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
- Turner Entertainment (DVD package design)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment (DVD package design)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Dink Purcell loves his alcoholic father, ex-heavyweight champion Andy "Champ" Purcell, despite his frequent binges, his frequent gambling and their squalid living conditions. And there's nothing Andy wouldn't do for Dink. When Andy wins a race horse gambling, he gives it to Dink and they race it at a Tijuana track. There, Dink meets Linda Carleton, a race horse owner herself, and they have an immediate rapport. But Linda's rich husband sees Andy and realizes Dink is Linda's son, who she gave up when she and Andy divorced. Andy is bribed $200 to allow Dink to visit with Linda, but refuses to allow Dink to spend six months with the Carletons. When Andy loses the horse gambling and winds up in jail after a drunken tirade, he realizes Dink's place is with his mother. Dink tearfully goes but sneaks out and returns at his first opportunity, filling a depressed Andy with a desire to make good. So Andy goes into training after his managers arrange a boxing match with the Mexican champion.
Written by Arthur Hausner |
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| Taglines | He loved this boy of his more than anything else in the world-but knew that the best thing he could do for him was to go out of his life forever...A world of pathos and cheer in a picture you will never forget. (Print Ad- Philadelphia Inquirer, ((Philadelphia, Penna.)) 23 December 1931) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | 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. See more » |
| Goofs | As Dink plays on the balcony awaiting his meeting with Linda, he steals chewing gum and candy for himself off of a table on the balcony. He then steals the contents of a box of cigarettes, saying that he'll "bring some home for the Champ", and stuffs them into his right jacket pocket. However, during the ride home, Andy reaches into Dink's right jacket pocket and finds cigars rather than the cigarettes which we clearly saw Dink steal. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Our Gang Story (1994). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Monkeys Have No Tails in Pago Pago See more » |
| 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. See more » |