The Champion
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.
Top 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
Billy Armstrong
As Sparring Partner
Paddy McGuire
As Sparring Partner
Bud Jamison
As Bob Uppercut, Champion
Ben Turpin
As Ringside vendor
Genres
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Budget / Revenue
$0.0M / $0.0M
