The Champion
1915/03/11 (US) | 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.
Charlie Chaplin
Director
Lead Cast
Charlie Chaplin
Challenger
Edna Purviance
Trainer's Daughter
No Image
Ernest Van Pelt
Spike Dugan
Lloyd Bacon
Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee
Leo White
Crooked gambler
Carl Stockdale
Sparring Partner
Billy Armstrong
Sparring Partner
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
Crews
Charlie Chaplin
Writer
Jess Robbins
Producer
Harry Ensign
Director of Photography
Charlie Chaplin
Editor
Ernest Van Pelt
Assistant Director