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The Champion(1915)

NR03/11/1915 (US)Comedy31m
65%

Movie Score

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.

Movie Cast

Charlie Chaplin photo

Charlie Chaplin

Challenger

Edna Purviance photo

Edna Purviance

Trainer's Daughter

Ernest Van Pelt photo

Ernest Van Pelt

Spike Dugan

Lloyd Bacon photo

Lloyd Bacon

Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee

Leo White photo

Leo White

Crooked gambler

Carl Stockdale photo

Carl Stockdale

Sparring Partner

Billy Armstrong photo

Billy Armstrong

Sparring Partner

Paddy McGuire photo

Paddy McGuire

Sparring Partner

Bud Jamison photo

Bud Jamison

Bob Uppercut, Champion

Ben Turpin photo

Ben Turpin

Ringside vendor

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanyThe Essanay Film Manufacturing Company

Original LanguageNot Given

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