The Champion

The Champion

6.5 | 1915-03-11 | 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 Crew

Charlie Chaplin Director
Charlie Chaplin Writer
Ernest Van Pelt Assistant Director
Jess Robbins Producer
Charlie Chaplin Editor
Harry Ensign Director of Photography

Cast

Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Challenger
Edna Purviance
Edna Purviance
Trainer's Daughter
Ernest Van Pelt
Ernest Van Pelt
Spike Dugan
Lloyd Bacon
Lloyd Bacon
Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee
Leo White
Leo White
Crooked gambler
Carl Stockdale
Carl Stockdale
Sparring Partner
Billy Armstrong
Billy Armstrong
Sparring Partner
Paddy McGuire
Paddy McGuire
Sparring Partner
Bud Jamison
Bud Jamison
Bob Uppercut, Champion
Ben Turpin
Ben Turpin
Ringside vendor

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