The Champ
The knockout picture of the year!
1931 | 86m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | King Vidor |
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| Writer: | Frances Marion, Leonard Praskins |
| Staring: |
| A broken-down alcoholic prizefighter struggles to keep custody of his adoring son. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 21, 1931 |
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| Director: | King Vidor |
| Writer: | Frances Marion, Leonard Praskins |
| Genres: | Family, Drama |
| Keywords | gambling, boxer, sports, fighter, alcoholic, single father, racetrack, alcoholic father, prizefight, divorced parents, mother child separation, boxing, father son relationship, remade, prizefighter, retired prizefighter, mother son reunion |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,600,000
Budget: $356,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
![[REC]²](/splash_300/10664_splash.jpg "[REC]² (2009)")
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Wallace Beery | Andy 'Champ' Purcell |
| Jackie Cooper | Dink Purcell |
| Irene Rich | Linda Carleton |
| Roscoe Ates | Sponge |
| Edward Brophy | Tim |
| Hale Hamilton | Tony Carleton |
| Jesse Scott | Jonah |
| Marcia Mae Jones | Mary Lou Carleton |
| Dannie Mac Grant | Boy Taunting Dink (uncredited) |
| Frank Hagney | Mexican Champ Manuel Quiroga (uncredited) |
| Dell Henderson | The Doctor (uncredited) |
| Tom McGuire | Los Angeles Promoter (uncredited) |
| Bob Perry | Referee (uncredited) |
| Lee Phelps | Louie the Bartender (uncredited) |
| Andy Shuford | Boy at Racetrack (uncredited) |
| Dan Tobey | Ring Announcer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| King Vidor | Director |
| Hugh Wynn | Editor |
| Charles E. Wallace | Sound |
| Gordon Avil | Director of Photography |
| Benjamin Thau | Casting |
| Robert A. Golden | Assistant Director |
| Wilbur Bradley | Assistant Camera |
| Frances Marion | Writer, Story |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| Leonard Praskins | Writer, Dialogue |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William Murray Weiss | Producer |
| King Vidor | Producer |
| Harry Rapf | Producer |
| Irving Thalberg | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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