The Champ

1931 film by King Vidor
Movie film Q463733
The Champ
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The Champ

Summary

The Champ is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Champ received the Academy Award for Best Actor[3].
  • The Champ received the Academy Award for Best Story[4].
  • The Champ's image is recorded as The Champ (1931) trailer 1.jpg[5].
  • The Champ's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • The Champ's director is recorded as King Vidor[7].
  • The Champ's screenwriter is recorded as Frances Marion[8].
  • The Champ's screenwriter is recorded as Leonard Praskins[9].
  • The Champ's composer is recorded as Irving Berlin[10].
  • The Champ's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • The Champ's genre is recorded as boxing film[12].
  • The Champ's cast member is recorded as Wallace Beery[13].
  • The Champ's cast member is recorded as Jackie Cooper[14].
  • The Champ's cast member is recorded as Irene Rich[15].
  • The Champ's cast member is recorded as Roscoe Ates[16].
  • The Champ's cast member is recorded as Marcia Mae Jones[17].
  • The Champ's cast member is recorded as Dell Henderson[18].
  • The Champ's cast member is recorded as Edward Brophy[19].
  • The Champ's cast member is recorded as Hale Hamilton[20].
  • The Champ's producer is recorded as King Vidor[21].
  • The Champ's producer is recorded as Irving Thalberg[22].
  • The Champ's producer is recorded as Harry Rapf[23].
  • The Champ's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2019097794[24].
  • The Champ's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[25].
  • The Champ's director of photography is recorded as Gordon Avil[26].
  • The Champ's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0021730[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include King Vidor[21], Irving Thalberg[22], and Harry Rapf[23]. The Champ's director is recorded as King Vidor[7]. Screenwriters include Frances Marion[8] and Leonard Praskins[9]. Cast members include Wallace Beery[13], Jackie Cooper[14], Irene Rich[15], Roscoe Ates[16], Marcia Mae Jones[17], and Dell Henderson[18].

Publication

The Champ's publication date is recorded as +1931-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include drama film[11] and boxing film[12].

Subject and Themes

The Champ's main subject is recorded as alcoholism[30].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3], an award for best leading actor[31], in United States[32], founded in 1929[33] and Academy Award for Best Story[4], a class of award[34]. Reviews include 7.1/10[35] and 96%[36].

Why It Matters

The Champ ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did The Champ receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3] and Academy Award for Best Story[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . fdb.pl. Retrieved . fdb.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . fdb.pl. Retrieved . fdb.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . fdb.pl. Retrieved . fdb.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [4] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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