The Battle of the Century

The Battle of the Century (1927)

The comedy that you've read about, heard about, and waited for.

  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 1927-12-31
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 47 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 19min
  • Language: No Language
  • Production Company: Hal Roach Studios
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Clyde Bruckman
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Summary

Fight manager takes out an insurance policy on his puny pugilist and then proceeds to try to arrange for an accident so that he can collect.

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  • Stan Laurel

    as Prize Fighter
  • Oliver Hardy

    as Manager
  • Dorothy Coburn

    as Pie Victim Boarding Auto (uncredited)
  • Lou Costello

    as Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited)
  • Anita Garvin

    as Slips on pie (uncredited)
  • Dick Gilbert

    as Sewer Worker (uncredited)
  • Charlie Hall

    as Pie Delivery Man (uncredited)
  • Al Hallett

    as Bit Part (uncredited)
  • Jack Hill

    as Ringside Spectator (uncredited)
  • Ham Kinsey

    as Ringside spectator (uncredited)
  • Sam Lufkin

    as Boxing referee (uncredited)
  • Eugene Pallette

    as Insurance agent (uncredited)
  • Lyle Tayo

    as Woman at window (uncredited)
  • Ellinor Vanderveer

    as Lady in car (uncredited)
  • Dorothea Wolbert

    as Warring pedestrian (uncredited)
  • Charley Young

    as Fruit vendor (uncredited)
  • Noah Young

    as Thunder-Clap Callahan (uncredited)
  • Jack Adams

    as
  • Wilson Benge

    as Pie Victim in Top Hat
  • Ed Brandenburg

    as Warring pedestrian
  • George B. French

    as Dentist
  • Eric Mack

    as Spectator
  • Gene Morgan

    as Ring announcer
  • Steve Murphy

    as Noah Young's Assistant
  • Bob O'Connor

    as Warring pedestrian
  • Bert Roach

    as Ringside spectator
  • Dick Sutherland

    as Dental patient
  • Jack O'Brien

    as Shoeshine Patron
Directing Clyde Bruckman Director
Art H.M. Walker Title Designer
Writing Hal Roach Writer
Editing Richard C. Currier Editor
Production Leo McCarey Production Supervisor
Camera George Stevens Director of Photography
Production Hal Roach Producer

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