The Champion
Comedy
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.
1915-03-11
en
Cast
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin as Challenger
Edna Purviance as Trainer's Daughter
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
Bud Jamison as Bob Uppercut, Champion
Ben Turpin as Ringside vendor
Gilbert M. Anderson as Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited)