Be Yourself!
(1930)
65 mins | Drama | 8 February 1930
Director:
Thornton FreelandWriters:
Max Marcin, Thornton FreelandCinematographers:
Robert H. Planck , Karl StrussEditor:
Robert J. KernProduction Company:
Joseph M. Schenk ProductionsAccording to a full-page color United Artists advertisement that ran in, among other magazines, the 12 Sep 1929 FD, Fanny Brice's new film with Robert Armstrong was titled It's a Pleasure. Later, the November 1929 issue of Close Up noted that Fanny Brice's new film's working title was The Champ.
Marjorie "Babe" Kane's "Lola" character was based on popular singer Helen Kane, known as the "Oop-Boop-a-Doop" girl and an inspiration for the cartoon character "Betty Boop."
According to the Catalog of Copyright Entries: Motion Pictures 1912-1939, the title of Joseph Jackson's original story was "The Champ." ...
According to a full-page color United Artists advertisement that ran in, among other magazines, the 12 Sep 1929 FD, Fanny Brice's new film with Robert Armstrong was titled It's a Pleasure. Later, the November 1929 issue of Close Up noted that Fanny Brice's new film's working title was The Champ.
Marjorie "Babe" Kane's "Lola" character was based on popular singer Helen Kane, known as the "Oop-Boop-a-Doop" girl and an inspiration for the cartoon character "Betty Boop."
According to the Catalog of Copyright Entries: Motion Pictures 1912-1939, the title of Joseph Jackson's original story was "The Champ."
The Champ
Fannie, a nightclub entertainer, befriends Jerry Moore, a luckless prizefighter, and is discussing his attempts to break into the big time when McCloskey, the heavyweight champion, provokes a quarrel and lays Jerry out on the floor. Fannie induces Jerry to appoint her his manager, and after six weeks of intensive training, she warns him against his habit of claiming fouls. He promises to win his test fight and, goaded on by Fannie, finally grabs the championship from McCloskey. Fannie's chief rival, Lillian, dazzles Jerry with her attentions, and to save him, Fannie arranges a rematch with McCloskey, though Jerry has just had his nose straightened. Jerry reproaches her for the double-cross when he loses the fight, but forgives her when he realizes her ...
Fannie, a nightclub entertainer, befriends Jerry Moore, a luckless prizefighter, and is discussing his attempts to break into the big time when McCloskey, the heavyweight champion, provokes a quarrel and lays Jerry out on the floor. Fannie induces Jerry to appoint her his manager, and after six weeks of intensive training, she warns him against his habit of claiming fouls. He promises to win his test fight and, goaded on by Fannie, finally grabs the championship from McCloskey. Fannie's chief rival, Lillian, dazzles Jerry with her attentions, and to save him, Fannie arranges a rematch with McCloskey, though Jerry has just had his nose straightened. Jerry reproaches her for the double-cross when he loses the fight, but forgives her when he realizes her motive.
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