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. Plot Two down-and-out hoboes pretend to be pugilists in order to make some money to eat. One of them claims to be Cyclone Flynn, the boxing champion. In the meantime Pug, a good-hearted local strongman, has fought and defeated several mashers who were bothering his girlfriend. The mashers make up with Pug and propose to enter him to fight the fake Cyclone Flynn at a local theater. Enter the real Cyclone Flynn, who expels the hoboes and takes over the engagement. The fight starts, comically refereed by Chaplin's character. It quickly deteriorates into chaos, after Pug steals a gambler's revolvers and chases the champion from the ring. A long chase sequence involving the boxers, spectators, Pug's girlfriend, and the Keystone Kops follows. Review A reviewer from Moving Picture World wrote, "Roscoe Arbuckle, ably supported, makes barrels of fun in this two-reel comedy release. In its early stages, the story has a particularly well connected plot, but things go to smash a little in this line when a big chase is introduced in the second reel. This chase, as well as a comedy prize fight, is unusually funny." 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 Charlie Chaplin filmography Fatty Arbuckle filmography External links 1914 films 1910s sports comedy films American black-and-white films American sports comedy films American silent short films American boxing films Films produced by Mack Sennett Keystone Studios films Articles containing video clips 1914 comedy films Films directed by Charles Avery 1910s American films Silent American comedy films Silent sports comedy films