The Champion (1915)
6/10
OK Chaplin short
30 November 2022
I found the film somewhat funny, but it probably went on longer than it needed to. The plot finds Charlie as a sparring partner for "Spike Dugan," who has already dispatched a few guys. Dugan, by the way, wears ridiculous padding under his sweatshirt. Charlie puts a horseshoe inside his boxing glove and knocks out Dugan. This sets him up for a championship bout against "Bob Uppercut," played by Bud Jamison (a familiar character from many appearances in The Three Stooges shorts). The fight is slapstick, of course, and good for a few chuckles.

Edna Purviance, as Charlie's romantic interest, unfortunately gets very little screen time.
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