The Champion
1915 · directed by Charlie Chaplin
- Rating
- 66/100
- Hit
- no
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.
The Champion (1915), directed by Charlie Chaplin, rates 66/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Charlie Chaplin
- Edna Purviance
- Ernest Van Pelt
- Lloyd Bacon
- Leo White
- Carl Stockdale
- Billy Armstrong
- Paddy McGuire
- Bud Jamison
- Ben Turpin
Crew
- Harry Ensign — Director of Photography
- Charlie Chaplin — Editor
- Charlie Chaplin — Writer
More from Charlie Chaplin
- City Lights (1931) — 99/100 · hit
- The Gold Rush (1925) — 95/100 · hit
- Modern Times (1936) — 89/100 · hit
- The Kid (1921) — 89/100 · hit
- The Great Dictator (1940) — 87/100 · hit
- The Circus (1928) — 85/100 · hit
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