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The Champion

  • 19151915
  • 31m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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The Champion (1915)
  • Short
  • Comedy
  • Sport
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,... Read allWalking 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 t... Read allWalking 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 daught... Read all
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  • Director
    • Charles Chaplin(uncredited)
  • Writer
    • Charles Chaplin(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Charles Chaplin
    • Bud Jamison(uncredited)
    • Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson(uncredited)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Charles Chaplin(uncredited)
  • Writer
    • Charles Chaplin(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Charles Chaplin
    • Bud Jamison(uncredited)
    • Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson(uncredited)
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    • 18User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    The Champion (1915)
    Charles Chaplin and Edna Purviance in The Champion (1915)
    Leo White in The Champion (1915)
    Charles Chaplin, Lloyd Bacon, and Bud Jamison in The Champion (1915)
    Charles Chaplin, Lloyd Bacon, and Bud Jamison in The Champion (1915)
    Bud Jamison in The Champion (1915)
    Leo White in The Champion (1915)
    Charles Chaplin and Leo White in The Champion (1915)
    Edna Purviance in The Champion (1915)
    Leo White in The Champion (1915)
    Leo White in The Champion (1915)
    Charles Chaplin and Edna Purviance in The Champion (1915)

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    Charles Chaplin
    Charles Chaplin
    • Challengeras Challenger
    Bud Jamison
    Bud Jamison
    • Bob Uppercut - Championas Bob Uppercut - Champion
    • (uncredited)
    Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
    Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
    • Enthusiastic Fanas Enthusiastic Fan
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Armstrong
    Billy Armstrong
    • Sparring Partneras Sparring Partner
    • (uncredited)
    Lloyd Bacon
    Lloyd Bacon
    • Second Sparring Partneras Second Sparring Partner
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Bill Cato
    • First Sparring Partneras First Sparring Partner
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Frank Dolan
    Frank Dolan
    • Second Stretcher Beareras Second Stretcher Bearer
    • (uncredited)
    W. Coleman Elam
    W. Coleman Elam
    • Bit Roleas Bit Role
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Fries
    • Bit Roleas Bit Role
    • (uncredited)
    Daniel P. Kelleher
    • Second Copas Second Cop
    • (uncredited)
    Paddy McGuire
    Paddy McGuire
    • Sparring Partneras Sparring Partner
    • (uncredited)
    Edna Purviance
    Edna Purviance
    • Trainer's Daughteras Trainer's Daughter
    • (uncredited)
    Jess Robbins
    Jess Robbins
    • Bit Roleas Bit Role
    • (uncredited)
    Carl Stockdale
    Carl Stockdale
    • Sparring Partneras Sparring Partner
    • (uncredited)
    Ben Turpin
    Ben Turpin
    • Ringside Vendoras Ringside Vendor
    • (uncredited)
    Ernest Van Pelt
    Ernest Van Pelt
    • Spike Duganas Spike Dugan
    • (uncredited)
    Leo West
    • Bit Roleas Bit Role
    • (uncredited)
    Leo White
    Leo White
    • Crooked Gambleras Crooked Gambler
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Charles Chaplin(uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Charles Chaplin(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The film was restored in 2014 through the Chaplin Essanay Project thanks to the financial support of the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum.
    • Connections
      Edited into Chase Me Charlie (1918)

    User reviews18

    Review
    Top review
    Very Funny, & One of the Best of Chaplin's Early Comedies
    With lots of good material, an interesting (if humorously implausible) story, and some secondary characters that are used well, "The Champion" is a very good short comedy, and is easily one of the best of Charlie Chaplin's early comedies.

    It begins with Charlie answering a prize-fighter's request for sparring partners, and starting from there Chaplin gets involved in some adventures that, though lacking any believability, are quite amusing. Most of the sequences make use of the secondary characters more than is usual for Chaplin's early features. Early in the story, while Charlie and the other fighters are waiting for their turn, it makes good use of the mannerisms and expressions of the others, as well as Chaplin himself. In the main fight scene, the activity in the ring is funny, creative, and well-choreographed - there are moments when it is almost as good as the celebrated boxing scene in "City Lights". That's not to say, of course, that overall this short movie approaches such a standard of greatness, but it is a well-made and entertaining little comedy.
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    • List: Wacky boxing

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 11, 1915 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Charlie the Champion
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production company
      • The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      31 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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