Ex-Champ
Cast & Crew
Philip Rosen
Victor Mclaglen
Tom Brown
Nan Grey
William Frawley
Constance Moore
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Synopsis
Once a tri-state boxing champ, Tom Gunner Grey has grown old but lives on the glories of his past. He has been both mother and father to his daughter Joan and son Jeff, but Jeff, whose education took every cent of the old man's earnings, would prefer to forget his father now that he is climbing the social ladder. While Gunner struggles as a hotel doorman, Jeff marries Doris Courtney, the banker's daughter, telling her that he is an orphan. Even though he is not invited to his own son's wedding, Gunner hocks his championship belt to buy him a present. Although heartbroken, Gunner pulls himself together in hopes of grooming his protege, Bob Hill, for the championship. Meanwhile, Jeff's ambition leads him to lose $60,000 of his client's money in the stock market. Learning that his son is facing jail, Gunner hurries to Jeff side. Gunner's loyalty forces Jeff to realize that he has misjudged his father, and he confesses all to Doris, who accepts the news with equinimity. In hopes of making enough money in bets to cover his son's financial deficit, Gunner decides to drug Bob, causing him to lose the championship, and place his bet on Olson, Bob's opponent. Gunner's plans go awry, however, when his buddy, Mushy Harrington, loyally places all bets on Bob and drinks the drugged water himself. Bob wins the championship, and with his winnings, Gunner bails his son out of trouble and opens his own restaurant. There the family is reconciled as Jeff and Doris toast Bob and Joan's forthcoming marriage.
Director
Philip Rosen
Cast
Victor Mclaglen
Tom Brown
Nan Grey
William Frawley
Constance Moore
Donald Briggs
Samuel S. Hinds
Thurston Hall
Marc Lawrence
Charles Halton
Kid Chissell
Arthur Houseman
Pat West
John Butler
Edward Keane
George Walcott
Frankie Van
Charles Randolph
Robert Homans
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Louise Lorimer
Don Rowan
John Dilson
Frank Moran
Tom O'grady
Jack Perry
Nick Copeland
Eric Wilton
Ernie Adams
Crew
Elwood Bredell
Bernard B. Brown
Bernard W. Burton
Charles Carroll
Charles H. Clarke
R. A. Gausman
Alex Gottlieb
Edmund L. Hartmann
Ray Hoadley
Gordon Kahn
Burt Kelly
Jack Otterson
Vaughn Paul
Charles Previn
Vera West
Film Details
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Notes
This picture was also reviewed as Ex Champ. A news item in Hollywood Reporter notes that Charles Bickford and Stanley Fields were considered for the role of "Gunner." Another news item in Hollywood Reporter adds that Noble "Kid" Chissell was a boxing champion in the Merchant Marines.
