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Release Date:
21 November 1931 (USA) moreTagline:
Don't fail to get a ringside seat! morePlot:
Dink Purcell loves his alcoholic father, ex-heavyweight champion Andy "Champ" Purcell, despite his frequent binges... more | add synopsisAwards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
A beautiful film about parents and children moreCast
(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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87 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)MOVIEmeter: 
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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. moreGoofs:
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. moreQuotes:
[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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Referenced in A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) (TV) moreSoundtrack:
Don't Tell Her What Happened to Me moreFAQ
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"The Champ" is a heartwarming experience,with a great performance by Jackie Cooper who steals the whole show.Wallace Beery won an Oscar for his portrayal of the brawling ex-fighter who loves his son deeply. The chemistry between Beery and Cooper is the movie's core. It's nice to see that both the mother and stepfather are portrayed as sympathetic people.Beery's portrayal manages also to convey the flaws in the character of The Champ,which is why we understand how his wife could leave him.But as an ex-boxing champ he's not very believable. The final bout is laughingly choreographed and looks silly. But it is a film I would want to see again.