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The Champion

The Champion

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 11, 1915

Runtime

0h 31m

Genres

Comedy

User Score

65%

Original Title

The Champion

Production Companies

The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company

Director

Charlie Chaplin

Description

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.