The Core Question
What just happened between you and "The Champion"?
No need to judge. Just record how you feel right now.
Overview
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.
Cast & Crew
Charlie Chaplin
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Challenger
Edna Purviance
Trainer's Daughter
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Ernest Van Pelt
Spike Dugan
Lloyd Bacon
Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee
Leo White
Crooked gambler
Carl Stockdale
Sparring Partner
Stills
Love Letters from the Community
Every encounter with this film is unique
