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The Champion (1915)

33 min  -  Short | Comedy | Sport  -   11 March 1915 (USA)
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Charles Chaplin
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Charles Chaplin ...
Challenger
Edna Purviance Edna Purviance ...
Trainer's Daughter
Ernest Van Pelt Ernest Van Pelt ...
Spike Dugan
Lloyd Bacon Lloyd Bacon ...
Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee
Leo White Leo White ...
Crooked gambler
Carl Stockdale Carl Stockdale ...
Sparring Partner
Billy Armstrong Billy Armstrong ...
Sparring Partner
Paddy McGuire Paddy McGuire ...
Sparring Partner
Bud Jamison Bud Jamison ...
Bob Uppercut, Champion
Ben Turpin Ben Turpin ...
Ringside vendor
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Storyline

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. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Boxing | Horseshoe In Glove | Dog | Boxer Dog | Silent Film

Genres:

Short | Comedy | Sport

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English (intertitles)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Battling Charlie See more »

Filming Locations:

Niles, California, USA See more »

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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Silent

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

This is the earliest registered Chaplin-film to be shown in Sweden, on August 23, 1915. The event was advertised for in the British press at the time. See more »

Connections

Featured in Historia del cine: Epoca muda (1983) See more »