The Champion
The Champion

The Champion (1915)

1915-03-11

(US) •

Comedy

6.5/10

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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

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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

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Fred Windemere

Cop

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Henry Youngman

Bit Role

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Gilbert M. Anderson

Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited)