The Battle of the Century (1927)
December 31, 1927Release Date
The Battle of the Century (1927)
December 31, 1927Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Stan Laurel
Stanley
Oliver Hardy
Manager
Jack Adams
Man Being Photographed
Chester A. Bachman
Policeman at end of film
Anita Garvin
Slips on pie (uncredited)
Dick Gilbert
Sewer worker (uncredited)
Wilson Benge
Pie Victim in Top Hat
Ed Brandenburg
Corner Man
Charlie Hall
Pie delivery man (uncredited)
Al Hallett
Bit Part (uncredited)
Jack Hill
Ringside spectator (uncredited)
Dorothy Coburn
Pie Victim Boarding Auto
Monte Collins
Undetermined Secondary Role
Ham Kinsey
Ringside spectator (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin
Boxing referee (uncredited)
Lou Costello
Ringside Spectator
Eugene Pallette
Insurance agent (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Man who says 'Gimme a pie'
Clyde Bruckman
Director
Lyle Tayo
Woman at window (uncredited)
Leo McCarey
Director
Ellinor Vanderveer
Lady in car (uncredited)
Dorothea Wolbert
Warring pedestrian (uncredited)
H.M. Walker
Writer
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The Battle of the Century is a 1927 silent short film starring comedy double act Laurel and Hardy, who appeared in 107 films between 1921 and 1951. The film entered the public domain in the United States in 2023.
The film is famous for its use of more than 3,000 cream pies (although the Guinness Book of Records claims that as many as 10,000 may have been used) in the film's climactic pie fight. For many years only three minutes from the film's second reel, containing the pie fight, was thought to have survived, as the footage had been included in Robert Youngson's 1950s film documentaries. However, the complete reel was rediscovered in 2015. It was released to the public on DVD and Blu-ray disc on June 16, 2020, as part of the Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations compilation of remastered films. Also in 2020, The Battle of the Century was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."