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DRAMA

A broken-down alcoholic prizefighter struggles to keep custody of his adoring son.

name	character
Roscoe Ates	Sponge
Wallace Beery	Andy 'Champ' Purcell
Edward Brophy	Tim
Jackie Cooper	Dink Purcell
Dannie Mac Grant	Boy Taunting Dink (uncredited)
Frank Hagney	Mexican Champ Manuel Quiroga (uncredited)
Hale Hamilton	Tony Carleton
Dell Henderson	The Doctor (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones	Mary Lou Carleton
Tom McGuire	Los Angeles Promoter (uncredited)
Bob Perry	Referee (uncredited)
Lee Phelps	Louie the Bartender (uncredited)
Irene Rich	Linda Carleton
Jesse Scott	Jonah
Andy Shuford	Boy at Racetrack (uncredited)
Dan Tobey	Ring Announcer (uncredited)

name
Frances Marion	writer (original)
Harry Rapf	producer
Irving Thalberg	producer
King Vidor	director, producer
William Murray Weiss	producer

year	award	category	name
1932	Academy Award	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Wallace Beery