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The Battle of the Century

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

1927★ 6.9 · 5819mComedy

Overview

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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Cast

Stan Laurel
as Prize Fighter

Oliver Hardy
as Manager

Lou Costello
as Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited)

Bert Roach
as Ringside spectator

Eugene Pallette
as Insurance agent (uncredited)

Charlie Hall
as Pie Delivery Man (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer
as Lady in car (uncredited)

Steve Murphy
as Noah Young's Assistant

Ham Kinsey
as Ringside spectator (uncredited)

Noah Young
as Thunder-Clap Callahan (uncredited)

Wilson Benge
as Pie Victim in Top Hat

Anita Garvin
as Slips on pie (uncredited)

Collection

Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations

21 films · rate on collection page

The Battle of the Century

1

Berth Marks

2

Brats

3

Hog Wild

4

Come Clean

5

One Good Turn

6

Helpmates

7

The Music Box

8

The Chimp

9

County Hospital

Scram!

Their First Mistake

Towed in a Hole

Twice Two

Me and My Pal

The Midnight Patrol

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Sons of the Desert

Way Out West

That's That!

The Tree in a Test Tube

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