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The Champion (1915)

The Champion (1915)

Comedy
Release Date: 1915, March 11
Directors: Charlie Chaplin
Countries: United States of America
Production: The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
Cast: Leo White, Charlie Chaplin, Carl Stockdale, Bud Jamison, Edna Purviance, Billy Armstrong, Ben Turpin, Fred Windemere, Ernest Van Pelt, Paddy McGuire, Henry Youngman

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.

Keywords:

sports short film black and white boxing silent film