The Knockout

• Fatty Arbuckle: Pug
• Minta Durfee: Pugs friend
• Edgar Kennedy: Cyclone Flynn
• Charles Chaplin: referee
• Frank Opperman: Promoters
• Al St. John: Pugs Boxgegner

The Knockout is an American short film from the year 1914.

Action

Pug and his friends are broke. Are you planning a boxing match, to get back to money. At the same time make zoom a few days thieves Pugs girlfriend. The friends come up with the idea Pug as the Boxgiganten Cyclone Flynn spend to attract a larger audience. Pug agrees to impress his girlfriend. The trick works until the actual Cyclone Flynn shows up and is afraid for his reputation when Pug is losing the battle. Flynn Pug threatens to shoot him, he should lose the battle. The fight is out doggedly, so that even the referee is involved with the fight. As Pug threatens to lose the fight, he pulls the gun itself, so as not to decide the battle for themselves. The fight ends in a wild chase across the rooftops of the city.

Background

The knockout was the 17th film with Charlie Chaplin at Keystone. Although Chaplin had only a minor role as referee in this film, the film was announced as the Keystone Chaplin film because he is now the greater traction with the public had as Fatty Arbuckle. The appearance of the boxing scene in Chaplin's already here is very similar to the boxing scene in City Lights of 1931.