The Champion

The Champion

The Champion

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The Champion

1915

0h 31m

6.5(106 votes)

Comedy

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.

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13 members

Acting

Charlie Chaplin

Challenger

Charlie Chaplin

Acting

Edna Purviance

Trainer's Daughter

Edna Purviance

Acting

Ernest Van Pelt

Spike Dugan

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Directing

Lloyd Bacon

Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee

Lloyd Bacon

Acting

Leo White

Crooked gambler

Leo White

Acting

Carl Stockdale

Sparring Partner

Carl Stockdale

Acting

Billy Armstrong

Sparring Partner

Billy Armstrong

Acting

Paddy McGuire

Sparring Partner

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Acting

Bud Jamison

Bob Uppercut, Champion

Bud Jamison

Acting

Ben Turpin

Ringside vendor

Ben Turpin

Acting

Fred Windemere

Cop

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Henry Youngman

Bit Role

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Directing

Gilbert M. Anderson

Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited)

Gilbert M. Anderson

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