Champion of Lost Causes

Champion of Lost Causes is a lost 1925 American silent mystery film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Edmund Lowe, Barbara Bedford, and Walter McGrail. A writer in search of a story visits a gambling club and witnesses a murder, which he attempts to solve.[1][2]

Champion of Lost Causes
Theatrical poster
Directed byChester Bennett
Written byThomas Dixon Jr.
Based on"Champion of Lost Causes"
by Max Brand
Produced byWilliam Fox
StarringEdmund Lowe
Barbara Bedford
Walter McGrail
CinematographyErnest Palmer
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • January 22, 1925 (1925-01-22)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Barbara Bedford, 1925

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] Loring, an author, in getting material for a book, goes to a gambling den. He sees Wilbur, who acts strangely. He follows him and when Wilbur is killed, Peter Charles, father of Beatrice Charles, is accused of the murder. The gambler gives him a fictitious story about a murderous gang when Loring attempts to solve the murder mystery. Several attempts are made on his life by the gang but fail. The gambler proves to be Beatrice’s villainous fiancee, and when he confesses the murder Loring wins the young woman.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of Champion of Lost Causes located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.

References
  1. Solomon p. 292.
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: Champion of Lost Causes at silentera.com
  3. "New Pictures: Champion of Lost Causes", Exhibitors Herald, 20 (13): 51, March 21, 1925, retrieved December 19, 2021
  4. Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Champion of Lost Causes

Bibliography
  • Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
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