The Battle of the Century (1927)

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19min | Comedy | Dec 31, 1927 | Released

Fight manager (Hardy) takes out an insurance policy on his puny pugilist (Laurel) and then proceeds to try to arrange for an accident so that he can collect. The film is most noted for the final sequence - a wonderfully-choreographed custard pie fight - that utilized an entire day's output of the Los Angeles Pie Company.

Director: Clyde Bruckman

Producer: Hal Roach

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Cast (19 Members)

Eugene Pallette

Insurance agent (uncredited)

Boxing Hall extra (uncredited)

Manager

Thunder-Clap Callahan (uncredited)

Prize fighter

Dorothea Wolbert

Warring pedestrian (uncredited)

Pie delivery man (uncredited)

Slips on pie (uncredited)

Boxing referee (uncredited)

Ringside spectator (uncredited)

Pie victim boarding auto (uncredited)

Woman at window (uncredited)

Ring announcer

Pie Victim in Top Hat

Fruit vendor (uncredited)

Ringside spectator (uncredited)

Bit Part (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer

Lady in car (uncredited)

Sewer worker (uncredited)

Eugene Pallette Insurance agent (uncredited)

Lou Costello Boxing Hall extra (uncredited)

Oliver Hardy Manager

Noah Young Thunder-Clap Callahan (uncredited)

Stan Laurel Prize fighter

Dorothea Wolbert Warring pedestrian (uncredited)

Charlie Hall Pie delivery man (uncredited)

Anita Garvin Slips on pie (uncredited)

Sam Lufkin Boxing referee (uncredited)

Ham Kinsey Ringside spectator (uncredited)

Dorothy Coburn Pie victim boarding auto (uncredited)

Lyle Tayo Woman at window (uncredited)

Gene Morgan Ring announcer

Wilson Benge Pie Victim in Top Hat

Charley Young Fruit vendor (uncredited)

Jack Hill Ringside spectator (uncredited)

Al Hallett Bit Part (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer Lady in car (uncredited)

Dick Gilbert Sewer worker (uncredited)

Crew (2 Members)

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Producer

Clyde Bruckman Director

Hal Roach Producer

Age At Time Of Release

Eugene Pallette

38

33

21

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35

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