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6.5Walking 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.
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
Themes
- sports
- black and white
- silent film
- boxing
- short film
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- short film
- Genre
- silent film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Main subject
- boxing
- Director
- Charlie Chaplin
- Screenwriter
- Charlie Chaplin
- Cast member
- Billy Armstrong
- Composer
- Robert Israel
- Producer
- Jess Robbins
- Production company
- Essanay Studios
- Duration
- 33
- FilmAffinity ID
- 990785
- Image
- CC The Champion 1915.jpg
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- publication date
- 1915-01-01
- film editor
- Charlie Chaplin
- title
- The Champion
- Commons category
- The Champion (1915 film)
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- color
- black-and-white
- copyright status
- public domain
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