The Champ 1932

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The Champ ★★★ 1932

A washed up boxer dreams of making a comeback and receives support from no one but his devoted son. Minor classic most notorious for jerking the tears and soiling the hankies, this was the first of three Beery/Cooper screen teamings. 87m/B VHS, DVD . Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich, Roscoe Ates, Edward Brophy, Hale Hamilton, Jesse Scott, Marcia Mae Jones; D: King Vidor; W: Frances Marion. Oscars ’32: Actor (Beery), Story.

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