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The Champion

65 %|Mar 11, 1915|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.

Featured Crew

Charlie Chaplin
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Writer
Jess Robbins
Producer
Harry Ensign
Director of Photography
Charlie Chaplin
Editor
Ernest Van Pelt
Assistant Director

Cast

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Charlie Chaplin
Challenger
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Edna Purviance
Trainer's Daughter
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Ernest Van Pelt
Spike Dugan
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Lloyd Bacon
Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee
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Leo White
Crooked gambler
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Carl Stockdale
Sparring Partner
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Billy Armstrong
Sparring Partner
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Paddy McGuire
Sparring Partner
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Bud Jamison
Bob Uppercut, Champion
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Ben Turpin
Ringside vendor