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In many ways a male version of Vidor's STELLA DALLAS, THE CHAMP also works overtime on the tear ducts. Wallace Beery stars as Andy "Champ" Purcell, the former heavyweight champion, now down and out, who is kept alive by the devotion of his young son, Dink (Jackie Cooper). The champ is trying to make a comeback but continues to backslide into drinking and gambling in Tijuana dives, despite the efforts of Dink and his friends to save the boxer from himself. While gambling, the Champ does manage to win a horse, and while he and Dink are at the track, the boy runs into his mother, Linda (Irene Rich), although neither knows the other. When she speaks with the Champ, he agrees that the boy would be better off living with her and her wealthy husband, Tony (Hale Hamilton). Hiding his love behind a mask of indifference, the Champ convinces the boy to go to the country to live with his mother. But Dink can't abide the separation and runs away to rejoin his father in time for the biggest fight of his career. An unusually understated and affecting performance by Beery along with good work by Cooper erase some of the triteness of the melodrama, which must have spoken powerfully to depression-era audiences whose numbers undoubtedly included more than a few "Champs" struggling to care for their children.

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UPC0012569523227

eBay Product ID (ePID)50233080

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ActorWallace Beery

RatingNR

Movie/TV TitleChamp

DirectorKing Vidor

FormatDVD

Release Year2006

GenreDrama

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Number of Discs1

Leading RoleWallace Beery

Release Date20060131

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by bvanvalin
Jan 22, 2019
Wallace beery was great then and he is great now. A pioneer of the early movie business.
The history behind this movie is more than fascinating. Great characters and the story line is all American - - we root for the underdog.
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by gods.dogs635_6
Feb 02, 2021
A okay!
Ah, Champ is a great old movie, I enjoy the old ones. It's just as I expected. No scratches, plays great. Thx.
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by hanjh_mcommm
Oct 02, 2018
still a good movie
It is still in great shape. Good picture
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by mpau4231
Jul 22, 2020
Feel good movie!!
Good hearted movie. Wallace beery and Jackie Cooper excellent!!
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by bollybadger2009
Sep 02, 2022
A winner!
Super movie, excellent acting, heartfelt storyline
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by rossmardi
Feb 06, 2020
classic
good classic movie one of my late dads favorite
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by justice65*
Aug 26, 2020
The Champ
This movie is so wonderful I am a senior now and so is my brother we cried like babies WONDERFUL!!
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by trikeerik
Jan 31, 2022
Oldie but great story, just as Jon Voight's remake
Great!
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by davidelectriclighthorse
Sep 08, 2021
the champ
very good acting
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by julschu-36
Aug 20, 2019
Great
This is what a great movie is.
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