The Champion (1915)

6.5 March 11, 1915 31m Released
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.

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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

  • Fred Windemere

    Fred Windemere

    Cop

  • Henry Youngman

    Henry Youngman

    Bit Role

  • Gilbert M. Anderson

    Gilbert M. Anderson

    Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited)

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