Knockout Reilly
Knockout Reilly | |
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Directed by | Malcolm St. Clair |
Produced by |
William LeBaron Malcolm St. Clair Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
Screenplay by |
Pierre Collings John W. Conway Kenneth Raisbeck Albert Payson Terhune |
Starring |
Richard Dix Mary Brian Jack Renault Harry Gribbon Osgood Perkins Lucia Backus Seger |
Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Knockout Reilly is a 1927 American drama silent film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and written by Pierre Collings, John W. Conway, Kenneth Raisbeck and Albert Payson Terhune. The film stars Richard Dix, Mary Brian, Jack Renault, Harry Gribbon, Osgood Perkins and Lucia Backus Seger. The film was released on April 16, 1927, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
Plot
When a successful prizefighter known as "Killer" Agerra causes trouble in a nightclub, a New Jersey mill worker, Dundee Reilly, knocks him out. This impresses both Pat Malone, an ex-boxer, and Pat's attractive sister Mary, who takes a liking to Reilly.
Reilly becomes a boxer under Pat's tutelage, but is framed for a crime and ends up serving nearly a year behind bars. When he gets out, Agerra's opponent in an upcoming fight drops out, so Pat Malone arranges for "Knockout" Reilly to be his replacement in the ring.
Agerra is much too good for him. Reilly is on the verge of being knocked out when Mary Malone visits his corner and tells him it was Agerra who framed him and caused him to go to jail. A newly motivated Reilly knocks his foe flat.
Cast
- Richard Dix as Dundee 'Knockout' Reilly
- Mary Brian as Mary Malone
- Jack Renault as Killer Agerra
- Harry Gribbon as Pat Malone
- Osgood Perkins as Spider Cross
- Lucia Backus Seger as Mrs. Reilly
- Larry McGrath as Kewpie Dugan
- Myrtland La Varre as Buck Lennard
References
- ↑ "Movie Review - - Mr. Dix in the Prize Ring. - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ↑ "Knockout Reilly". afi.com. Retrieved 9 February 2015.