The Battle of the Century
The comedy that you've read about, heard about, and waited for.
Directed by Clyde Bruckman
Produced by Hal Roach Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
A raucous silent-era slapstick comedy built on physical gags and absurd scheming, driven by pie fights and pratfalls rather than character depth.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Stan Laurel
Prize Fighter
Oliver Hardy
Manager
Dorothy Coburn
Pie Victim Boarding Auto (uncredited)
Lou Costello
Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited)
Anita Garvin
Slips on pie (uncredited)
Dick Gilbert
Sewer Worker (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Pie Delivery Man (uncredited)
Al Hallett
Bit Part (uncredited)
Jack Hill
Ringside Spectator (uncredited)
Ham Kinsey
Ringside spectator (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin
Boxing referee (uncredited)
Eugene Pallette
Insurance agent (uncredited)
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Like The Battle of the Century, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
