The Champion

The Champion

65% | Mar 11, 1915 | Comedy

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.

Featured Cast

Charlie Chaplin
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Writer

Cast

Challenger
Charlie Chaplin
Challenger
Trainer's Daughter
Edna Purviance
Trainer's Daughter
Spike Dugan
Ernest Van Pelt
Spike Dugan
Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee
Lloyd Bacon
Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee
Crooked gambler
Leo White
Crooked gambler

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