The World's Champion
| The World's Champion | |
|---|---|
_-_1.jpg) Film still with Wallace Reid and boxer Kid McCoy | |
| Directed by | Phil Rosen |
| Produced by |
Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Based on |
The Champion by Thomas Louden and A.E. Thomas |
| Starring |
Wallace Reid Lois Wilson |
| Cinematography | Charles Schoenbaum (aka C. Edgar Schoenbaum) |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 5 reels; 5,030 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The World's Champion is a 1922 silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The movie is based on the play The Champion by Thomas Louden and A.E. Thomas that was produced on Broadway in 1921.[1][2] The film was directed by Phil Rosen and starred Wallace Reid. This film survives in an incomplete form at the Library of Congress.[3][4]
Cast
- Wallace Reid - William Burroughs
- Lois Wilson - Lady Elizabeth
- Lionel Belmore - John Burroughs
- Henry Miller, Jr. - George Burroughs
- Helen Dunbar - Mrs. Burroughs
- Leslie Casey - Reverend David Burroughs
- Tiny Sandford - Lord Brockington (billed as Stanley J. Sandford)
- William J. Ferguson - Butler (billed as W.J. Ferguson)
- Guy Oliver - Mooney
References
- ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: The World's Champion at silentera.com
- ↑ The World's Champion produced on Broadway as the play The Champion at the Longacre Theatre, January 3, 1921 to June 1921, 175 performances; IBDb.com
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
- ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The World's Champion
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The World's Champion. |
- The World's Champion at the Internet Movie Database
- The World's Champion at AllMovie
- Period lobby poster
