To show his girl how brave he is, Pug challenges the champion to a fight. Charlie referees, trying to avoid contact with the two monsters.
Acting
Chaplin's referee steals every frame he's in.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI stunt work that genuinely risks bones.
Director
Mack Sennett
Roscoe Arbuckle
Pug (uncredited)
Minta Durfee
Pug's Sweetheart (uncredited)
Edgar Kennedy
Cyclone Flynn (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin
Referee (uncredited)
Al St. John
Boxer - Pug's Rival / Desk Sergeant / Cop (uncredited)
Charles Avery
Cop (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Society Singer (uncredited)
Charley Chase
Spectator (uncredited)
Edward F. Cline
Cop (uncredited)
Edwin Frazee
Spectator / Society Singer / Cop (uncredited)
Alice Howell
Spectator / Party Guest (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Chaplin's 16th film in his first year in Hollywood—he made 35 total in 1914 alone.
Arbuckle and Chaplin were Keystone's rival stars; this rare teaming happened because Sennett needed Chaplin's draw power.
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