Knockout Reilly
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Directed by	Malcolm St. Clair
Screenplay by	Pierre Collings John W. Conway Kenneth Raisbeck
Based on	"The Hunch" by Albert Payson Terhune
Produced by	William LeBaron Malcolm St. Clair Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor
Starring	Richard Dix Mary Brian Jack Renault Harry Gribbon
Cinematography	Edward Cronjager
Production company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 16, 1927 (1927-04-16)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Knockout Reilly is a lost^[1][2] 1927 American silent drama film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and written by Pierre Collings, John W. Conway, and Kenneth Raisbeck based upon a story by 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.^[3][4]

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.

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