Knockout Reilly

Overview

A Malcolm St. Clair silent boxing sports romantic love triangle prison melodrama about a steel worker who saves a girl in a bar fight by knocking out the man coming on to her. It turns out the man was a boxer named "Killer"; so our steel worker becomes a boxer, but is then arrested for a crime he didn't commit. While in prison, he continues training, so that when he gets out, he can fight "Killer"; he is losing the fight, but his girl tells him that "Killer" framed him, which gives him the drive to knock his opponent out in the final round!

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 16, 1927

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$380,400

IMDb

tt0018059