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Encyclopedia > The Champ
For the 1979 remake, see The Champ (1979 film).
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 Flag of the United States 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 Champ is a 1979 remake of the 1931 Academy Award-winning film of the same name. ... Image File history File links 267024. ... King Vidor King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director. ... King Vidor King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director. ... Frances Marion Frances Marion (November 18, 1888 - May 12, 1973) was an American journalist, author, and screenwriter often cited as the most renowned female screenwriter of the twentieth century alongside June Mathis and Anita Loos Born Marion Benson Owens in San Francisco, California, she worked as a journalist and served... Wallace Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American actor, best known for his many cinema appearances. ... Jackie Cooper (born September 15, 1922) is an American Academy Award-nominated actor, Emmy Award-winning TV director, and TV producer. ... Irene Rich (born Irene Luther, October 13, 1891 in Buffalo, New York; died April 22, 1988 in Santa Barbara, California) was an elegant, melodramatic heroine of the silent screen who made occasional forays into sound pictures. ... Leo the Lion in the MGM logo since 2001 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, was, until 2005, a media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... // Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Winstead Mata Hari, starring Greta Garbo and Lionel Barrymore City Lights starring Charles Chaplin Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde starring Fredric March Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM Best Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free Soul Best Actor: Wallace Beery - The Champ Best Actor: Fredric... // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... Frances Marion Frances Marion (November 18, 1888 - May 12, 1973) was an American journalist, author, and screenwriter often cited as the most renowned female screenwriter of the twentieth century alongside June Mathis and Anita Loos Born Marion Benson Owens in San Francisco, California, she worked as a journalist and served... King Vidor King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director. ...


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. Wallace Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American actor, best known for his many cinema appearances. ... Jackie Cooper (born September 15, 1922) is an American Academy Award-nominated actor, Emmy Award-winning TV director, and TV producer. ...


Beery won the Oscar for Best Actor (sharing the prize with Fredric March for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), and Marion for Original Screenplay. The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Fredric March (August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ... // The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ...

Contents

Remakes

1952 Remake

The movie was remade in 1952 as The Clown. Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


1979 Remake

Main article: The Champ (1979 film)

The Champ is a 1979 remake of the 1931 Academy Award-winning film of the same name. ...

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The Metaphor • Solomon and Sheba • War and Peace • Man Without a Star • Ruby Gentry • Japanese War Bride • Lightning Strikes Twice • Beyond the Forest • The Fountainhead • On Our Merry Way • Duel in the Sun • An American Romance • H. M. Pulham, Esq. • Comrade X • Northwest Passage • The Wizard of Oz • Stella Dallas • The Texas Rangers • So Red the Rose (1935 film) • The Wedding Night • Our Daily Bread • The Stranger's Return • Cynara • Bird of Paradise • The Champ • Street Scene • Billy the Kid • Not So Dumb • Hallelujah! • Show People • The Patsy • The Crowd • Bardelys the Magnificent • Boheme, La • The Big Parade • Proud Flesh • The Wife of the Centaur • His Hour • Wine of Youth • Happiness • Wild Oranges • Three Wise Fools • The Woman of Bronze • Peg o' My Heart • Conquering the Woman • Dusk to Dawn • Real Adventure • Love Never Dies • The Sky Pilot • The Jack-Knife Man • The Family Honor • Poor Relations • The Other Half • Better Times • The Turn in the Road • I'm a Man (film) • The Accusing Toe • Tad's Swimming Hole • The Chocolate of the Gang • Bud's Recruit • The Lost Lie • The Grand Military Parade • Hurricane in Galveston The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ... King Vidor King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director. ... Solomon and Sheba is a 1959 Biblical epic film made by Edward Small Productions and distributed by United Artists. ... War and Peace is the first film version of the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. ... Ruby Gentry is a 1953 American film starring Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston and Karl Malden and directed by King Vidor. ... Beyond the Forest is a 1949 film starring Bette Davis. ... The Fountainhead is a film made in 1949 based on the book of the same name by Ayn Rand. ... Duel in the Sun is a 1946 Western film which tells the story of a half-Hispanic girl who goes to live with her Anglo relatives, becoming involved in prejudice and forbidden love. ... H.M. Pulham, Esq. ... Comrade X is a 1940 spy movie, starring Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr and directed by King Vidor. ... Northwest Passage is a 1940 movie, starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, Walter Brennan, Ruth Hussey, and others. ... The Wizard of Oz (film) redirects here. ... Stella Dallas is a 1937 film which tells the story of a woman who sacrifices her own happiness for the sake of her daughter. ... Our Daily Bread is a 1934 film directed by King Vidor and starring Karen Morley, Tom Keene, and John Qualen. ... Street Scene is a 1931 black-and-white drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn and directed by King Vidor. ... Billy the Kid (1930) is a film about the relationship between frontier outlaw Billy the Kid (Johnny Mack Brown) and Pat Garrett (Wallace Beery), the man who later killed him. ... The film Hallelujah! (1929) was an MGM musical directed by King Vidor and starring Daniel L. Hayes and the then unknown Nina Mae McKinney. ... Show People is 1928 silent comedy film produced at MGM Studios, and directed by King Vidor. ... The Crowd an influential and acclaimed American film released in 1928, and nominated for the Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Production that same year. ... Director: King Vidor Bardelys the Magnificent was a 1926 silent romantic drama directed by King Vidor starring John Gilbert and Eleanor Boardman. ... The Big Parade is a 1925 silent film which tells the story of an idle rich boy who is shipped off to France to fight World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl. ... The Other Half is a 1919 film directed by King Vidor. ...

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