The Champion

6.5
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19150h 31m

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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.

Top Cast

Charlie Chaplin - Challenger in The Champion

Charlie Chaplin

Challenger

Edna Purviance - Trainer's Daughter in The Champion

Edna Purviance

Trainer's Daughter

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Ernest Van Pelt

Spike Dugan

Lloyd Bacon - Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee in The Champion

Lloyd Bacon

Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee

Leo White - Crooked gambler in The Champion

Leo White

Crooked gambler

Carl Stockdale - Sparring Partner in The Champion

Carl Stockdale

Sparring Partner

Billy Armstrong - Sparring Partner in The Champion

Billy Armstrong

Sparring Partner

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Paddy McGuire

Sparring Partner

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Movie Info

Release Date

March 11, 1915

Runtime

0h 31m

Genres

Comedy

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