The read
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
A broken-down alcoholic prizefighter struggles to keep custody of his adoring son.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
65 audience votes
Key crew
- Frances MarionWriter
- King VidorDirector
- Leonard PraskinsWriter
Cast
- Wallace BeeryAndy 'Champ' Purcell
- Jackie CooperDink Purcell
- Irene RichLinda Carleton
- Roscoe AtesSponge
- Edward BrophyTim
- Hale HamiltonTony Carleton
- Jesse ScottJonah
- Marcia Mae JonesMary Lou Carleton
- Dannie Mac GrantBoy Taunting Dink (uncredited)
- Frank HagneyMexican Champ Manuel Quiroga (uncredited)
- Dell HendersonThe Doctor (uncredited)
- Tom McGuireLos Angeles Promoter (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
sportsgamblingfighterboxeralcoholicsingle fatherracetrackalcoholic fatherprizefightdivorced parentsmother child separationboxing