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The Champion (1915)
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
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.
Rated NR | Length 31 minutes
Actors
Charlie Chaplin | Edna Purviance | Ernest Van Pelt | Lloyd Bacon | Leo White | Carl Stockdale | Billy Armstrong | Paddy McGuire | Bud Jamison | Ben Turpin | Fred Windemere | Henry Youngman