The Knockout
| The Knockout | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Theatrical poster to The Knockout | |
| Directed by | Charles Avery |
| Produced by | Mack Sennett |
| Starring | Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Minta Durfee Edgar Kennedy Charles Chaplin Frank Opperman Al St. John Hank Mann Mack Swain |
| Cinematography | Frank D. Williams |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Mutual Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 27 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English (Original titles) |
The Knockout (1914) was Charlie Chaplin's seventeenth film for Keystone Studios. Chaplin only has a small role, and Fatty Arbuckle takes up the main role (it is one of only a few films in which Chaplin's Little Tramp character appears in a secondary role; Chaplin doesn't even appear until the second half of the film). It also stars Arbuckle's wife, Minta Durfee, Edgar Kennedy and Keystone owner, Mack Sennett in a minor role as a spectator. The film was directed by Charles Avery, and made in 1914 in America.
Plot
Pug, a down-and-out hobo, is talked into pretending he is Cyclone Flynn, the boxing champion, and entering the ring for a fight. When the real Cyclone shows up, Pug ends up having to trade punches with him instead.
Cast
- Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - Pug
- Minta Durfee - Pug's girlfriend
- Edgar Kennedy - Cyclone Flynn
- Charles Chaplin - Referee
- Frank Opperman - Fight promoter
- Al St. John - Pug's rival
- Hank Mann - Tough
- Mack Swain - Gambler
See also
External links
- The short film The Knockout is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- The Knockout at IMDb
- The Knockout on YouTube
- The Knockout at the TCM Movie Database
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