057 represent the champ ( 1931 ) release 11/9/1931 while view 5/21/06 . the chinese soviet republic be declare by mao tse tung . births represent ike turner . doug represent king vidor direct big bad wallace beery ( best actor winner ) and little jackie cooper in france marion move screenplay the champ . i have read that wallace beery be actually a rotten lunkhead offscreen and not really the lovable loser that he always play on screen . i guess little cooper really be a good actor to make u believe the latter while endure the former . this be a rare film make during the depression that actually talk about it while most people preferred film that let them escape from the depression entirely . beery champ do everything he can to properly raise his son dink and but he not very smart and and he not exactly a great father while he suffer from gamble and alcoholism and and it often the kid who have to look after the dad . in the end and we forgive the champ because he really try and and he really do love that kid . although he make a lot of false promise ( i will never drink again . no more gambling . ) and be behind him all the same because of beery . at one point and he try to send dink to his mother in a heartwrenching scene while when dink tearfully refuse to go and champ slap him through the bar of his cell . dink run away crying and and champ start slap his fist against the concrete wall in shame while he just hit his son . the final fight be quite effective and a he fight for a $ 20 and 000 purse that will put his son through school . i think his heart problem could have use more setup . i do not cry at the end and but dammit and i be close . i would also like to point out dink friend jonah and a black kid whose character be handle rather tastefully represent that jonah . he color . really . pretty color . awwww . kevin represent yes and i wept . i really love the champ . i be in no danger of doze off during this film and a i be captivate in every scene . the role of andy champ purcell be truly the role of a lifetime for wallace beery while i firmly believe that no other actor in history could ever nail this performance so perfectly and so this time the academy be right for a change . one might say that this story kind of turn the anti hero sentiment on it side . rather than a sadistic thug hide under a dapper exterior and beery champ be a wash out tough guy with a heart of gold . one of the less effective thing about the film be the character of linda and and irene rich performance of her . it much hard to sympathize with her struggle and even at the end . fortunately and we do not see too much of her and and beery and little jackie cooper dominate every scene . we see again and again not just that andy be a love father and but that he and dink really take care for each other in way that no one could understand . that why it so heartbreaking at the end when that union be break forever and both dink and we in the audience must come to term with it and look forward to the future . last film represent the platinum blonde ( 1931 ) . next film represent frankenstein ( 1931 ) .