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The Champion

The Champion (1915)

0h 31m | PG-13

⭐ 6.467 / 10

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.

Director: Charlie Chaplin

Studio: The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company

Genre: Comedy

Video: 720p

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Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

as Challenger

Edna Purviance

Edna Purviance

as Trainer's Daughter

Ernest Van Pelt

Ernest Van Pelt

as Spike Dugan

Lloyd Bacon

Lloyd Bacon

as Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee

Leo White

Leo White

as Crooked gambler

Carl Stockdale

Carl Stockdale

as Sparring Partner