The Champion
105 reviews
Comedy
0h 31m
1915
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...
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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.
- DirectorCharlie Chaplin
- Release11 March 1915
- GenreComedy
- Duration0h 31m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate105 reviews
- Productions
The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
Cast

Charlie Chaplin
Challenger

Edna Purviance
Trainer's Daughter

Lloyd Bacon
Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee

Leo White
Crooked gambler

Carl Stockdale
Sparring Partner

Billy Armstrong
Sparring Partner

Bud Jamison
Bob Uppercut, Champion

Ben Turpin
Ringside vendor

Gilbert M. Anderson
Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited)
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