The Champ Movie Review 1932

A washed up boxer dreams of making a comeback and receives support from no one but his devoted son. Minor classic most notorious for jerking the tears and soiling the hankies, this was the first of three Beery/Cooper screen teamings.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 87 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Tearjerkers, Boxing, Dads

Screenplay

Frances Marion

Cast

Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich, Roscoe Ates, Edward Brophy, Hale Hamilton, Jesse Scott, Marcia Mae Jones

Director

King Vidor

Producer

MGM

Awards

Oscars 1932: Actor (Beery), Story.