The Champion (1915)

1915 · Silent film · 31 min · dir. Charlie Chaplin

• Comedy

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Synopsis

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.

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Details

Director

Charlie Chaplin

Writer

Charlie Chaplin

Cinematography

Harry Ensign

Studio

The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company

Released

1915-03-11

Running time

31 minutes

Cast & crew

• Charlie Chaplin Director
• Charlie Chaplin
• Edna Purviance
• EErnest Van Pelt
• Lloyd Bacon
• Leo White
• Carl Stockdale
• Billy Armstrong
• PPaddy McGuire

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