The Champ (1931)
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... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: King Vidor
Written By: Frances Marion, Leonard Praskins
Starring: Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Roscoe Ates, Edward Brophy, Irene Rich, Marcia Mae Jones, Hale Hamilton, Jesse Scott
Genres: Drama, Family/Kids
Country: USA
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| Jul 24, 2020 |  |
wetwillies | 80 37th |
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| Oct 23, 2015 |  |
auhasarderik | 7 61st |
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A major tearjerker, a minor divertment. Fine, as everything seems to be an excuse for both main actors to get at one's gut.
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| Dec 15, 2014 | thedrichmo | 85 69th |
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The champ? This guy kinda seemed like a chump??
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| Dec 22, 2012 | PUNQ | 70 96th |
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It's a real charmer of a movie with Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper stealing every scene with their naive approach to life. Beery, the father, is an uneducated alcoholic who's one talent was boxing, being a washed-up ex-champ, but now just trying to get by. Cooper is the son, an almost miniature image of his dad having to follow him as his dad goes around getting drunk and gambles. It's a beautiful story where they let the guys have time to develop and express their character in each scene.
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| Feb 17, 2012 |  |
sebby | 50 27th |
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The title character, played by Wallace Beery, is an alcoholic swine and a derelict father to a little pie-faced loud-mouth hoodlum. Truth be told, these two annoying sewer peasants probably deserve each other. Their melodramatic tale plays out rather predictably, aping tear-jerking scenes from better fare like The Kid and defying just how much story can be squeezed from the same desiccated lemon of a script. Still, it's perfectly watchable if you're in the right mood for this sort of shit.
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| Jun 12, 2011 |  |
jodamico | 72 32nd |
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No bad scenes, no great scenes. Perfectly middling tear-jerker.
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| Average Percentile 56.28% from 121 Ratings |  |