The New Champion Explained

The New Champion
Director:	B. Reeves Eason
Starring:	William Fairbanks Edith Roberts Lotus Thompson
Cinematography:	George Meehan
Studio:	Perfection Pictures
Distributor:	Columbia Pictures
Runtime:	50 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent

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]

Bibliography

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

Notes and References

1. Parish & Pitts p.116
2. Web site: New Champion [motion picture] ]. 2023-10-11 . American Silent Feature Film Survival Database.