The Champion

Mar 11, 1915

0h 31m

★ 6.5

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company

The Champion Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Challenger

Charlie Chaplin

Trainer's Daughter

Edna Purviance

Spike Dugan

Ernest Van Pelt

Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee

Lloyd Bacon

Crooked gambler

Leo White

Sparring Partner

Carl Stockdale

Sparring Partner

Billy Armstrong

Sparring Partner

Paddy McGuire

Bob Uppercut, Champion

Bud Jamison

Ringside vendor

Ben Turpin

Cop

Fred Windemere

Bit Role

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