
The Champion
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.
Release Date: 1915-03-11
Comedy
★★★★★★★★★★ (104 votes)
Casts

Charlie Chaplin
as Challenger

Edna Purviance
as Trainer's Daughter

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

Bud Jamison
as Bob Uppercut, Champion

Ben Turpin
as Ringside vendor