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The Champ
film by Vidor [1931]
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discussed in biography
- In King Vidor: Early sound features
Vidor’s success continued with The Champ (1931), an unabashedly maudlin—but wildly popular—tale of father-son love. Beery starred as a washed-up boxer who looks to make a comeback in order to keep custody of his son (Jackie Cooper). The film received an Academy Award nomination for outstanding production, and Beery…
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history of Venice Film Festival
- In Venice Film Festival
films Grand Hotel (1932) and The Champ (1931).
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Oscars to Beery for best actor and Marion for best original story, 1932
- In Wallace Beery
…most notable performances were in The Champ (1931), for which he won an Academy Award as best actor, and Tugboat Annie (1933).
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role of Rich
- In Irene Rich
…Jes’ Call Me Jim (1920), The Champ (1931), and Angel and the Badman (1947); her last two films were Fort Apache and Joan of Arc (both 1948). After appearing on Broadway in As the Girls Go (1948–50), Rich retired from show business.
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