Comedy · United States of America · 1927 · 19m

The Battle of the Century

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Director
Clyde Bruckman
Cast
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)
Crew
George Stevens — Director of Photography Richard C. Currier — Editor Hal Roach — Writer Hal Roach — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
silent filmbanana peelpartially lost filmshort filmpie fightpie throwingboxing match
Key Collaborators
Clyde Bruckman Director George Stevens Director of Photography Richard C. Currier Editor Hal Roach Writer Hal Roach Producer
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