The Knockout (1914)
- Directed by
- Charles Avery
- Genre
- comedy film, silent film, boxing film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 27 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 57 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A silent comedy where a large cook gets tangled up in a boxing match. The film follows his misadventures and includes a brief appearance by a famous tramp character who gets involved in the chaos.
slapstickenergeticplayfulfast-pacedlightheartedcomedicchaoticvaudevillian
What happens
The Knockout is a 1914 American silent comedy film starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. It also features Charlie Chaplin in a small role, his seventeenth film for Keystone Studios. It is one of only a few films in which Chaplin's Little Tramp character appears in a secondary role, not appearing 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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