The Knockout (1914)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Charles Avery

Release Date:

11 June 1914 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Comedy

Plot:

To show his girl how brave he is Fatty challenges the champion to a fight. Charlie referees, trying to avoid contact with the two monsters.

Plot Keywords:

Boxing Match | Boxing | Referee | Keystone Kops | Impersonation

Cast

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle	...	Pug
Minta Durfee	...	Pug's girlfriend
Edgar Kennedy	...	Cyclone Flynn
Charles Chaplin	...	Referee
Frank Opperman	...	Fight Promoter
Al St. John	...	Boxer, Pug's Rival
Hank Mann	...	Tough
Mack Swain	...	Gambler

Also Known As:

Counted Out
The Pugilist

Runtime:

27 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Company:

Keystone Film Company

Goofs:

Continuity: During the tug-o'-war between Pug and the Keystone Cops, Pug's boxing gloves disappear and then re-appear on his hands.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988)

One of Chaplin's best!

This is one of Chaplin's best all though he doesn't star in this film. The stars are Fatty Arbuckle & Edgar Kennedy who enter a boxing match and Charlie is the hilarious referee. Minta Durfee plays Arbuckle's girlfriend whom Al St. John is trying to steel, Mack Swain is the nasty gambler & Hank Mann is the roughneck. The film was directed by Keystone-Kopper Charles Avery who in fact gave Chaplin his tiny jacket. Good Stuff!