The Champion (1915) - Charlie Chaplin

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 is a comedy film released in 1915 by Essanay Studios, starring Charles Chaplin alongside Edna Purviance and Leo White.Essanay co-owner and star, Broncho Billy Anderson can be seen as an enthusiastic audience member in the boxing match scene.Directed by Charles Chaplin Produced by Jess Robbins Written by Charles Chaplin Starring: Charles Chaplin Edna Purviance Ernest Van Pelt Robert Shields Lloyd Bacon Leo White Carl Stockdale Billy Armstrong Paddy McGuire Bud Jamison Ben Turpin Music by Robert Israel Cinematography Harry Ensign Release date - March 11, 1915 Creative Commons license: Public Domain Mark Donate for our restoration project of historic material: -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "THE LAST MAN ON EARTH" -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-

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