Movie
The Champ
Overview
A broken-down alcoholic prizefighter struggles to keep custody of his adoring son.
Details
- Release date
- 1931-11-21
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Wallace Beery as Andy 'Champ' Purcell
- Jackie Cooper as Dink Purcell
- Irene Rich as Linda Carleton
- Roscoe Ates as Sponge
- Edward Brophy as Tim
- Hale Hamilton as Tony Carleton
- Jesse Scott as Jonah
- Marcia Mae Jones as Mary Lou Carleton
- Dannie Mac Grant as Boy Taunting Dink (uncredited)
- Frank Hagney as Mexican Champ Manuel Quiroga (uncredited)
- Dell Henderson as The Doctor (uncredited)
- Tom McGuire as Los Angeles Promoter (uncredited)
Crew
- King Vidor - Director
- Frances Marion - Writer
- Leonard Praskins - Writer
- Frances Marion - Story
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