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  1. The Champ is a 1931 American pre-Code film starring Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper and directed by King Vidor from a screenplay by Frances Marion, Leonard Praskins and Wanda Tuchock. The picture tells the story of a washed-up alcoholic boxer (Beery) attempting to put his life back together for the sake of his young son (Cooper).

  2. The Champ: Directed by King Vidor. With Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich, Roscoe Ates. An alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son.

    • (3.6K)
    • Drama, Family, Sport
    • King Vidor
    • 1931-11-21
  3. The Essentials-The Champ. SYNOPSIS Former World Heavyweight Champion Andy "Champ" Purcell is reduced to gambling and racing horses in Tijuana because of his alcoholism. The only light in his life is his son, Dink, who keeps trying to get his father back on the wagon.

    • King Vidor, Red Golden
    • Wallace Beery
  4. Now to keep the son who adores him, Flynn must train, fight and find it within himself to once again become a winner in this deeply moving classic film. Wallace Beery won an Academy Award-winning...

  5. Oct 5, 2012 · Andy "Champ" Purcell is the former world heavyweight champion, now down on his luck and living in squalid conditions with his eight-year-old son "Dink" in Tijuana, Mexico. Champ attempts to train...

    • 1 min
    • 21.8K
    • Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
  6. The Champ (1931) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

  7. This original father-son tale remains one of the all-time great tearjerkers. Wallace Beery plays the washed-up prizefightermaking a ring comeback to provide for his son. 151 1 h 26 min 1931. 13+.