The Champ

Movie · Classics · Drama

Champ (Wallace Beery) is a down-on-his-luck boxer in Tijuana whose son, Dink (Jackie Cooper), adores him despite Champ's addictions to alcohol and gambling. When Champ wins enough money from a bet to buy Dink a horse, they enter it into a race, where they encounter Linda (Irene Rich), Dink's mother, whom he has never met. Linda's rich new husband, Tony (Hale Hamilton), convinces Champ to let Dink come and stay with them, but Dink's love for his father brings him back to Tijuana.

1931 · 1h 26m
Director King Vidor

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The Champ

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Champ (Wallace Beery) is a down-on-his-luck boxer in Tijuana whose son, Dink (Jackie Cooper), adores him despite Champ's addictions to alcohol and gambling. When Champ wins enough money from a bet to buy Dink a horse, they enter it into a race, where they encounter Linda (Irene Rich), Dink's mother, whom he has never met. Linda's rich new husband, Tony (Hale Hamilton), convinces Champ to let Dink come and stay with them, but Dink's love for his father brings him back to Tijuana.

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Average 7.3
Reviews 23
Fresh 22
Rotten 1

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Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
1931
Run Time
1 hr 26 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
© 1931, 1979, 2002 Turner Entertainment Co. (C) 2002 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Swedish

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.