The Champ
“The knockout picture of the year!”
A broken-down alcoholic prizefighter struggles to keep custody of his adoring son.
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Cast
16 people
Wallace Beery
Andy 'Champ' Purcell
Known for
Grand Hotel
Treasure Island
Jackie Cooper
Dink Purcell
Known for
Superman
The Return of Frank James
Irene Rich
Linda Carleton
Known for
Fort Apache
Angel and the Badman
Roscoe Ates
Sponge
Known for
Freaks
Alice in Wonderland
Edward Brophy
Tim
Known for
The Thin Man
Mad Love
Hale Hamilton
Tony Carleton
Known for
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Jesse Scott
Jonah
Also in
Dimples
Blue Lake Butcher
Marcia Mae Jones
Mary Lou Carleton
Known for
The Way We Were
The Little Princess
Dannie Mac Grant
Boy Taunting Dink (uncredited)
Also in
Skippy
Moby Dick
Frank Hagney
Mexican Champ Manuel Quiroga (uncredited)
Also in
It's a Wonderful Life
Zombies of Mora Tau
Dell Henderson
The Doctor (uncredited)
Known for
The Crowd
Show People
Tom McGuire
Los Angeles Promoter (uncredited)
Known for
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
City Girl
King Vidor Director · Leonard Praskins Writer Frances Marion Writer
Worldwide gross $1.6M · Budget $356K · United States release November 21, 1931
Box office
Budget
$356,000
Worldwide gross
$1,600,000
Gross vs. budget
4.5×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 9, 1931
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · November 21, 1931
Theatrical
Japan
July 1, 1932 · Theatrical
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