The New Champion

The New Champion
The New Champion
Directed by	B. Reeves Eason
Written by	Dorothy Howell
Starring	William Fairbanks ; Edith Roberts ; Lotus Thompson
Cinematography	George Meehan
Production; company	Perfection Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	September 1, 1925;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent

Last updated December 28, 2025

The New Champion is a 1925 American silent sports action film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring William Fairbanks, Edith Roberts and Lotus Thompson.^[1]

Cast

William Fairbanks as Bob
Edith Roberts as Polly Brand
Lotus Thompson as Lucy Nichols
Lloyd Whitlock as Jack Melville
Frank Hagney as 'Knockout' Riley
Al Kaufman as Fight Promoter
Marion Court as Mrs. Nichols
Bert Appling as Blacksmith

Preservation and status

A complete copy of the film is held at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.^[2]

References

↑ Parish & Pitts p.116
↑ "New Champion [motion picture]". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

Bibliography

James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. Film directors: a guide to their American films. Scarecrow Press, 1974.

External links

The New Champion at IMDb

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[1] Parish & Pitts p.116

[2] "New Champion [motion picture]". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

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