Watch The Champion (1915) Official Trailer
6.5 / 10 IMDb March 11, 1915 0h 31m
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.
Director
Runtime
0h 31m
Release Date
March 11, 1915
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
No Language
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Charlie Chaplin
as Challenger
Edna Purviance
as Trainer's Daughter
No photo
Ernest Van Pelt
as Spike Dugan
Lloyd Bacon
as Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee
Leo White
as Crooked gambler
Carl Stockdale
as Sparring Partner
Billy Armstrong
as Sparring Partner
No photo
Paddy McGuire
as Sparring Partner
Bud Jamison
as Bob Uppercut, Champion
Ben Turpin
as Ringside vendor
No photo
Fred Windemere
as Cop
No photo
Henry Youngman
as Bit Role
Gilbert M. Anderson
as Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited)
Production Companies
The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
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