The Champion
6.5191531 min
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.
Top Cast
Charlie Chaplin as Challenger,Edna Purviance as Trainer's Daughter,Ernest Van Pelt as Spike Dugan,Lloyd Bacon as Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee,Leo White as Crooked gambler,Carl Stockdale as Sparring Partner,Billy Armstrong as Sparring Partner,Paddy McGuire as Sparring Partner
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Production
The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company