The Battle of the Century (1927)

The Battle of the Century (1927)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1927-12-31 United States of America 19 Min. PG-13
6.808 52 votes
Comedy

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.

Cast

Stan Laurel is Prize Fighter
Prize Fighter
Oliver Hardy is Manager
Manager
Dorothy Coburn is Pie Victim Boarding Auto (uncredited)
Pie Victim Boarding Auto (uncredited)
Lou Costello is Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited)
Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited)
Anita Garvin is Slips on pie (uncredited)
Slips on pie (uncredited)
Dick Gilbert is Sewer Worker (uncredited)
Sewer Worker (uncredited)
Charlie Hall is Pie Delivery Man (uncredited)
Pie Delivery Man (uncredited)
Al Hallett is Bit Part (uncredited)
Bit Part (uncredited)
Jack Hill is Ringside Spectator (uncredited)
Ringside Spectator (uncredited)
Ham Kinsey is Ringside spectator (uncredited)
Ringside spectator (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin is Boxing referee (uncredited)
Boxing referee (uncredited)
Eugene Pallette is Insurance agent (uncredited)
Insurance agent (uncredited)
Lyle Tayo is Woman at window (uncredited)
Woman at window (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer is Lady in car (uncredited)
Lady in car (uncredited)
Dorothea Wolbert is Warring pedestrian (uncredited)
Warring pedestrian (uncredited)
Charley Young is Fruit vendor (uncredited)
Fruit vendor (uncredited)
Noah Young is Thunder-Clap Callahan (uncredited)
Thunder-Clap Callahan (uncredited)
Wilson Benge is Pie Victim in Top Hat
Pie Victim in Top Hat
Ed Brandenburg is Warring pedestrian
Warring pedestrian
Eric Mack is Spectator
Spectator
Gene Morgan is Ring announcer
Ring announcer
Steve Murphy is Noah Young's Assistant
Noah Young's Assistant
Bob O'Connor is Warring pedestrian
Warring pedestrian
Bert Roach is Ringside spectator
Ringside spectator
Dick Sutherland is Dental patient
Dental patient
Jack O'Brien is Shoeshine Patron
Shoeshine Patron