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The Champion

Cast

Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Ernest Van Pelt, Lloyd Bacon View All


Crew

Charlie Chaplin (Director), Charlie Chaplin (Writer) View All

Release: Mar. 11th, 1915
Runtime: 31 minutes
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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