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Film · 1915
The Champion
31mNRDirected by Charlie Chaplin
- 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.
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Cast
Charlie ChaplinChallenger
Edna PurvianceTrainer's Daughter- Ernest Van PeltSpike Dugan
Lloyd BaconSecond Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee
Leo WhiteCrooked gambler
Carl StockdaleSparring Partner
Billy ArmstrongSparring Partner- Paddy McGuireSparring Partner
Bud JamisonBob Uppercut, Champion
Ben TurpinRingside vendor- Fred WindemereCop
- Henry YoungmanBit Role
Details
- Director
- Charlie Chaplin
- Writer
- Charlie Chaplin
- Cinematography
- Harry Ensign
- Editor
- Charlie Chaplin
- Producer
- Jess Robbins
- Release
- March 11, 1915
- Runtime
- 31m
- Rated
- NR
- Language
- No Language
- Studio
- The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
- TMDB score
- 6.5 / 10 from 118 votes
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