The Battle of the Century
The comedy that you've read about, heard about, and waited for.
1927 | 19m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Clyde Bruckman |
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| Writer: | Hal Roach |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 31, 1927 |
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| Director: | Clyde Bruckman |
| Writer: | Hal Roach |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | silent film, banana peel, partially lost film, short film, pie fight, pie throwing, boxing match |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hal Roach Studios |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Mar 20, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Lyle Tayo | Woman at window (uncredited) |
| Ellinor Vanderveer | Lady in car (uncredited) |
| Dorothea Wolbert | Warring pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Charley Young | Fruit vendor (uncredited) |
| Noah Young | Thunder-Clap Callahan (uncredited) |
| Jack Adams | |
| Wilson Benge | Pie Victim in Top Hat |
| Ed Brandenburg | Warring pedestrian |
| George B. French | Dentist |
| Eric Mack | Spectator |
| Gene Morgan | Ring announcer |
| Steve Murphy | Noah Young's Assistant |
| Bob O'Connor | Warring pedestrian |
| Bert Roach | Ringside spectator |
| Dick Sutherland | Dental patient |
| Jack O'Brien | Shoeshine Patron |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Clyde Bruckman | Director |
| Hal Roach | Writer |
| George Stevens | Director of Photography |
| Richard C. Currier | Editor |
| Leo McCarey | Production Supervisor |
| H.M. Walker | Title Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hal Roach | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 369 | 469 |