The Champion

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Release date: March 11, 1915
Duration: 31 minutes
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Overview

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.

Starring

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Charlie Chaplin
Challenger
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Edna Purviance
Trainer's Daughter
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Lloyd Bacon
Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee
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Leo White
Crooked gambler