The Champ

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The Champ (1931)
original movie poster
Directed by	King Vidor
Produced by	King Vidor
Written by	Frances Marion Leonard Praskins
Starring	Wallace Beery Jackie Cooper Irene Rich
Cinematography	Gordon Avil
Editing by	Hugh Wynn
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Running time	87 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
IMDb profile

The Champ is a 1931 movie that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. It was written by Frances Marion, Leonard Praskins and Wanda Tuchock, and directed by King Vidor.

The movie stars Wallace Beery (boxer) and Jackie Cooper (Dink), and tells the story of a washed up alcoholic boxer who tries to put his life together for the sake of his young son Dink.

Beery won the Oscar for Best Actor (sharing the prize with Fredric March for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), and Marion for Original Screenplay.

Contents 1 Remakes 1.1 1952 Remake 1.2 1979 Remake 2 External links

[edit] Remakes

[edit] 1952 Remake

The movie was remade in 1952 as The Clown.

[edit] 1979 Remake

Main article: The Champ (1979 film)

[edit] External links

• The Champ at the Internet Movie Database

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