Directed by:
Buster KeatonCast:
Buster Keaton, Snitz Edwards, Sally O'Neil, Francis McDonald, Eddie Borden, Tom Wilson, Walter James, Budd FinePlots(1)
Keaton stars as Alfred Butler, a fragile young man whose father sends him into the country where he hopes masculinity will blossom. Ironically, he is there mistaken for "Battling" Butler, a renowned prizefighter of firey temperament. To impress a young lady (Sally O'Neil), Alfred carries on the ruse by engaging in a laughingly inept training regimen, but his harmless charade is soon complicated by the untimely arrival of the true contender (Francis McDonald). When the long-awaited opportunity to prove himself a man finally comes, it is before the gloved fists of the boxer, who initiates a locker-room brawl. There, in a sequence of agonizing tension and delightful surprises, Battling Butler reaches its unforgettable climax. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Buster Keaton
USA
Best movies:
The General (1926)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Limelight (1952)
Snitz Edwards
Austria-Hungary
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4 Clowns (1970) - a.f.
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Sally O'Neil
USA
Best movies:
Battling Butler (1926)
Francis McDonald
USA
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Eddie Borden
USA
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Tom Wilson
USA
Best movies:
The Kid (1921)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Captain Blood (1935)
Walter James
USA
Best movies:
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The Kid Brother (1927)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Budd Fine
USA
Best movies:
The General (1926)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
The Window (1949)