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Battling Butler ()

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A love-struck weakling must pretend to be boxer in order to gain respect from the family of the girl he loves.
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Alfred Butler -posing as Battling Butler
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Alfred's Valet
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The Mountain Girl
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The Mountain Girl's Father
Budd Fine ...
The Mountain Girl's Brother (as Bud Fine)
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Alfred 'Battling' Butler - The Prizefighter
Mary O'Brien ...
Battling Butler's Wife
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Battling Butler's Trainer
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Battling Butler's Manager
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Lillian Lawrence ...
Spinster Aunt at Wedding (uncredited)

Directed by

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Buster Keaton

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Paul Gerard Smith ... (adapted by: from the 1923 stage success of the same name) &
Al Boasberg ... (adapted by: from the 1923 stage success of the same name) &
Charles Henry Smith ... (adapted by: from the 1923 stage success of the same name) (as Charles H. Smith) and
Lex Neal ... (adapted by: from the 1923 stage success of the same name)
 
Stanley Brightman ... (book of musical play) (uncredited)
 
Austin Melford ... (book of musical play) (uncredited)

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Buster Keaton ... producer (uncredited)
Joseph M. Schenck ... executive producer (uncredited)

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Robert Israel ... (uncredited) (1995)

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Bert Haines ... (photography)
Devereaux Jennings ... (photography) (as J.D. Jennings)

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D.C. Cardinali ... colorist: remastered hd version: new version (uncredited)

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Robert Israel ... conductor / music arranger

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Fred Gabourie ... technical director
Ed Levy ... electrical effects
Joseph M. Schenck ... presenter
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Plot Summary

Alfred's father wants him to make of a man of himself so sends him off on a hunting and fishing trip. He doesn't catch or shoot anything, but he does fall in love with a mountain girl. When her father and brothers laugh at this they are informed that he is Alfred "Battling" Butler, the championship fighter. From there on the masquerade must be maintained. Written by Ed Stephan

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Taglines KEATON wins the laugh championship of the world in this greatest of all screen comedies! A love story. A prize-fight story! A knockout - and how! You can't stop laughing! (Print Ad- Middlesboro Daily News, ((Middlesboro, Ky.)) 8 December 1926) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le dernier round (France)
  • Ich bin der Größte (Germany)
  • Buster Keaton, der Killer von Alabama (Germany)
  • Buster Keaton, der Boxer (Germany)
  • Busties' Wege zu Kraft und Schönheit (Germany)
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  • 77 min
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Trivia The close-up of Alfred Butler's hands as he opens the box with the wedding ring inside was shot with a hand double, since Buster Keaton was missing the tip of his right index finger. See more »
Goofs Buster and his valet take the train into "Mountain Girl's" hometown, so that Buster can confess that he's not the new champion; yet when circumstances require that his subterfuge continue, and he leaves to go to train for the fight vs. the Alabama Murderer, they drive away to the training camp in Buster's car. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Sports on the Silver Screen (1997). See more »
Crazy Credits The "THE END" test is shown on a boxing bell. See more »
Quotes Alfred's Valet: [to the Mountain Girl] Mr. Butler would like to marry you.
The Mountain Girl's Brother: That jellyfish couldn't take care of himself - let alone a wife.
The Moutain Girl's Father: We don't want any weaklings in our family.
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