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The Champion
1915, Mar 11
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.
Directed by
Charlie Chaplin
Written by
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Challenger
Edna Purviance
Trainer's Daughter
Ben Turpin
Ringside vendor
Carl Stockdale
Sparring Partner
Bud Jamison
Bob Uppercut, Champion
Billy Armstrong
Sparring Partner
Leo White
Crooked gambler
Ernest Van Pelt
Spike Dugan
Paddy McGuire
Sparring Partner
Fred Windemere
Cop
Henry Youngman
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