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FEATURE FILM
The Champion
6.5(115) 1915 31 min United States of America No Language
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
Charlie Chaplin
Status
Released
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Charlie Chaplin
Challenger
Edna Purviance
Trainer's Daughter
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Ernest Van Pelt
Spike Dugan
Lloyd Bacon
Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee
Leo White
Crooked gambler
Carl Stockdale
Sparring Partner
Billy Armstrong
Sparring Partner
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Paddy McGuire
Sparring Partner
Bud Jamison
Bob Uppercut, Champion
Ben Turpin
Ringside vendor
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Fred Windemere
Cop
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Henry Youngman
Bit Role
Gilbert M. Anderson
Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited)
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