The Champion
The Champion

The Champion

March 11, 191531 min6.5EN
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.

More Like This

Cast

Charlie Chaplin
Charlie ChaplinChallenger
Edna Purviance
Edna PurvianceTrainer's Daughter
Ernest Van Pelt
Ernest Van PeltSpike Dugan
Lloyd Bacon
Lloyd BaconSecond Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee
Leo White
Leo WhiteCrooked gambler
Carl Stockdale
Carl StockdaleSparring Partner
Billy Armstrong
Billy ArmstrongSparring Partner
Paddy McGuire
Paddy McGuireSparring Partner
Bud Jamison
Bud JamisonBob Uppercut, Champion
Ben Turpin
Ben TurpinRingside vendor