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Battling Butler (1926)

Battling Butler poster
Directed by
Buster Keaton
Genre
comedy film, silent film, boxing film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 11m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 105 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy and timid man pretends to be a boxing champion to impress his sweetheart. He ends up in a real boxing match with a professional fighter.

comedicslapsticklightheartedbriskplayfulunderdogwhimsical

What happens

Battling Butler is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. It is based on the 1922 musical Battling Buttler. The film entered the public domain in 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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