The Champion (1915)

  • NR
  • 03/11/1915 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 31m

Overview

Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a "good luck" horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner "who can take a beating." After watching others lose, Charlie puts the horseshoe in his glove and wins. The trainer prepares Charlie to fight the world champion. A gambler wants Charlie to throw the fight. He and the trainer's daughter fall in love.

Charlie Chaplin

Writer, Director

Cast

Charlie Chaplin's headshot

Charlie Chaplin

Challenger
Edna Purviance's headshot

Edna Purviance

Trainer's Daughter
Ernest Van Pelt's headshot

Ernest Van Pelt

Spike Dugan
Lloyd Bacon's headshot

Lloyd Bacon

Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee
Leo White's headshot

Leo White

Crooked gambler
Carl Stockdale's headshot

Carl Stockdale

Sparring Partner
Billy Armstrong's headshot

Billy Armstrong

Sparring Partner
Paddy McGuire's headshot

Paddy McGuire

Sparring Partner

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