The Champ
by King Vidor
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Actor: Edward Brophy, Irene Rich, Jackie Cooper, Roscoe Ates, Wallace BeeryDirector: King Vidor
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 86 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-01-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Champ
Movie Review: Adventure Story and Morality Play
Summary: 4 Stars
The film opens on a country dirt road, the Champ is running down the road, training for his next fight. Someone hits a punching bag, then we see the Champ (who looks a little paunchy). He promises to stay off liquor. A can of tomatoes is used to sober him up. We see the promoters from Los Angeles who are looking to finance a boxing match to make a quick buck. One promoter says booze doesn't mix with boxing, and they leave. Andy seems like a has-been; but he promises he won't gamble any more and stop boozing. [Believable?] The next morning a silver dollar falls out of Andy's pants. He gambles and finds a streak of luck. Dink's gift horse is entered in a race (a good investment for a young boy?). Little Champ stumbles and loses the lead and the race (symbolism?). Linda is surprised to see Andy at the racetrack. Money talks, Andy listens. Dink forages on the porch [would anyone leave candy outside?]. Are fairy tales "bushwah"?
Linda gets to meet Dink and tells him about his mother (an emotional scene). [Then or now it is rare for a mother to lose custody.] Dink doesn't need a driver's license! Tony offers to give Dink an education and a better life, but no dice. Now Andy loses his money and the horse gambling. This story plays on your emotions. How will Dink learn about the loss of the horse? Andy gets money from Linda, a change from the past. That night the police arrest Andy and his pal for fighting. [Often the result of losing at gambling.] There is an emotional scene when Andy tells Dink to live with his mother. Dink can go to a school where he can ride, drill, and shoot at targets (the traditional training of an aristocrat).
Andy needs training for the fight arrange by the promoters, but he is depressed. Andy cheers up when Dink returns (his mother must be frantic with worry). Andy the ex-champ will make a comeback against the Mexican champ. Andy didn't go to school, that is the reason Dink must go to school. Andy's future will depend on this fight. The doctor cautions him. Andy boxes and seems to hold his own, but his opponent keeps knocking him down. The ending is telegraphed. Andy will not give up, a punch lets him win. But the fight has taken its toll on Andy. This is probably the most emotional film ending ever. Dink's emotion seems overwhelming [was there a trick?]. A story about going from poverty to wealth was a fantasy that appealed to millions, then or now. Did it symbolize the end of an old era and the beginning of a bright new world?
Summary of The Champ
Grab your dreams come out of your corner and step out swinging. The double Oscar winner The Champ is ready to take on the world! With feet planted chin tucked and its heart unashamedly on its sleeve this original father-son tale (remade in 1979) remains one of the all-time great tearjerkers. In an Academy Award-winning Best Actor performance burly Wallace Beery - he of the fog-cutter voice and gruff warmth - plays the washed-up prizefighter making a ring comeback to provide for his son. Nine-year-old Our Gang comedy star Jackie Cooper is Dink as devoted a son as ever stood in any man's corner. Laugh. Cry. Cheer. Cry some more. Even as The Champ breaks your heart it heals the spirit.Running Time: 87 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSIC UPC: 012569523227 Manufacturer No: 65232Drama DVD Video
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