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The Champion

Charlie Chaplin

1915 • 31m

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 p...

The Champion

Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie ChaplinChallenger

Edna Purviance

Edna PurvianceTrainer's Daughter

Ernest Van PeltSpike Dugan

Lloyd Bacon

Lloyd BaconSecond Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee

Leo White

Leo WhiteCrooked gambler

Carl Stockdale

Carl StockdaleSparring Partner

Billy Armstrong

Billy ArmstrongSparring Partner

Paddy McGuireSparring Partner

Bud Jamison

Bud JamisonBob Uppercut, Champion

Ben Turpin

Ben TurpinRingside vendor

Fred WindemereCop

Henry YoungmanBit Role

Gilbert M. Anderson

Gilbert M. AndersonEnthusiastic Fan (uncredited)

Crew

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie ChaplinWriter

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