''Champion of Lost Causes'' is a 1925 American silent

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directed by

Chester Bennett Chester Bennett (1892 - 1943) was an American silent film director. He was executed by the Japanese during the Occupation of Hong Kong in 1943. Filmography * ''When a Man Loves'' (1919) * ''Captain Swift'' (1920) * ''The Purple Cipher'' (1920) ...

and starring

Edmund Lowe Edmund Dantes Lowe (March 3, 1890 – April 21, 1971) was an American actor. His formative experience began in vaudeville and silent film. Biography Lowe was born in San Jose, California. His father was a local judge. His childhood home was a ...

, Barbara Bedford, and

Walter McGrail Walter B. McGrail (October 19, 1888 – March 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1916 and 1951. Besides feature films, he appeared in ''The Scarlet Runner'', a 12-chapter serial. McGrail was born in ...

. A writer in search of a story visits a gambling club and witnesses a murder, which he attempts to solve.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, 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

as Loring * Barbara Bedford as Beatrice Charles *

as Zanten / Dick Sterling * Jack McDonald as Joseph Wilbur * Alec B. Francis as Peter Charles

Preservation

With no prints of ''Champion of Lost Causes'' located in any film archives,Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Champion of Lost Causes''
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lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1925 films 1925 mystery films American silent feature films American mystery films Films directed by Chester Bennett American black-and-white films Fox Film films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films Silent mystery films {{Silent-film-stub