Figure 1.--"O'Shaughnessu's Boy" is a real tearjeaker. It is essentially a remake of box office success, "The Champ" (1931), with a tiger added. The film included the work of two of the most popular 1930s film stars, Jackie Cooper and Walace Berry.

"O'Shaughnessu's Boy" is a real tearjeaker. It is essentially a remake of box office success, "The Champ" (1931), with a tiger added. A circus animal trainer, Captain Michael "Windy" O'Shaughnessy, at the Hastings Bros. Circus spends his life looking for his infant son, Stubby, taken from him by his wife. Cpt. O'Shaughnessy prudish sister-in-law, Martha Sheilds, is looks down on Windy ans determined to break up the marriage. She convinces his wife Cora, a trapeze artist, that he is not fit to be her husband or Stubby's father. She convinces Cora ro steal Stubby away from his admittedly free-wheeling father and raise him in a more suitable environment. Windy is shocked to find his son is missing and his money is gone. He sets out looking for Stuby, but needs money to pay a private investigator. He decided to perform a dangerous fire trick with a tiger. He is highly skilled animal trainer, but he is so disdtubed anout losing Stuby that he can not focus. The tiger attacks him. He survives, but loses an arm. He quits the circus to search for his son. Failing to find Stuby, Windy becomes depressed and negins to asimlessly wander the streets. Years pass. Paricipating in a parade, the owner of the circus sees Windy. He tells him that Cora had died in trapeze accident and that Stubby is being cared for in an orphan's school. Stubby who is no longer an infant has been thoroughly brainwashed by his aunt to hate his father. When Windy arrives at the orphanage to take his son for a 3-month visit, the boy starts crying and does not want to go with him. Windy showers his son with affection. Stubby acts coldly, however, and ids concincedd that he is responsible for his mother's death. Stubby tries to run off during a traiun trip. The train of course is how people traveled in the 1930s. Windy sets him down and tries to figure out why he is so disturbed. Windy leans about the lies his sister-in-law has told Stuby. Windy manages to tell Stuby the truth and a real bond of affectin develop between the two. Windy finds work doing odd jobs at the circus. With only one arm, Hastings assumes that he can no longer do acts with dangerous animals. Meanewhile Martha is again trying to get Stuby taken away. Major Winslow, Stubby's school principal, supports Martha. He advises her that she is sure to succeed because Windy can no longer hold down a steady job. Windy pleads with Hastings to be allowed to do his old tiger act. Stubby helps Windy build up the confidence needed to do his act and he pulls it off. Martha shoes up and orders Stubby to pack his bags and return home with her. Windy argues with Martha, but has to leave for his performance. When Stubby hears the roar of the crowd under the big top, he breaks away from Aunt Martha and rushes to make sure his father is safe. Windy sees Stubby and gains the the confidence need to accomplish the fire trick. Stubby proudly holds on to his father and refused to leave with Aunt Martha. The film included the work of two of the most popular 1930s fil stars. Jackie Cooper played Stubby. Walace Berry played his father. Another child sactor was George "Spanky" McFarland from "Our Gang" fame.