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The Battle of the Century
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| Battle of the Century | |
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 Theatrical poster for Battle of the Century (1927) |
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| Directed by | Clyde Bruckman |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Written by | Hal Roach H.M. Walker |
| Starring | Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy |
| Editing by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | December 31, 1927 |
| Running time | 19 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
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The Battle of the Century is a 1927 Hal Roach two-reeler starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, who, although just teamed, had yet to take on their recognisible Stan and Ollie characters on a more or less permanent basis. A young Lou Costello can be seen in an early scene as a member of the audience at the prize-fight mentioned in the film's title. 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. One of the scene's most memorable moments occurs when the always-elegant Anita Garvin slips on a pie and lands on it, sitting down firmly. As she rises and shakes her leg to dislodge whatever was adhering to her, her body language and facial expression make it clear that she suspects the worst of the soft, sticky substance that she landed in.
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For many years, footage from the famous climatic pie fight was known to be the only extant material from the film until the opening reel (featuring a boxing match) turned up in the 1970's. The sequence involving Eugene Pallette is still lost. As is the very final gag where a cop gets a pie in his face and promptly chases Stan and Ollie down the street.
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Ed Brandenberg
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George B. French
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