The Champion

Name: The Champion
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1915-03-11
Duration: 31 min
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Ernest Van Pelt, Lloyd Bacon, Leo White

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1915 · 31 min · NR · Comedy · TMDB 6.5/10

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.

Directed by Charlie Chaplin

Cast

Charlie Chaplin — Challenger
Edna Purviance — Trainer's Daughter
Ernest Van Pelt — Spike Dugan
Lloyd Bacon — Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee
Leo White — Crooked gambler