Poster for The Champion

The Champion (1915) 6.467

Comedy • 31min • Mar 11th 1915

Story

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
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
Sparring Partner

Bud Jamison

Bud Jamison
Bob Uppercut, Champion

Ben Turpin
Ringside vendor

Fred Windemere
Cop

Henry Youngman
Bit Role

Gilbert M. Anderson

Gilbert M. Anderson
Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited)

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