Battling Butler
| Battling Butler | |
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| Directed by | Buster Keaton |
| Produced by | Buster Keaton Joseph M. Schenck |
| Written by | Al Boasberg Lex Neal |
| Starring | Buster Keaton Sally O'Neil Walter James |
| Music by | Silent |
| Cinematography | Bert Haines Devereaux Jennings |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | 1926 |
| Running time | 71 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
Battling Butler is a 1926 comedy silent film directed by and starring Buster Keaton.
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[edit] Plot summary
Alfred's father, portrayed as a wealthy aristocrat, feels his son has grown up too comfortably and as a result has not become what a man should be. To remedy this predicament he sends his son Alfred off on a hunting trip. On the trip, in the midst of many follies brought on by his inexperience with the outdoors, he meets a young mountain girl. After some initial friction he decides he has fallen in love with her. Alfred's butler, who has accompanied him on the outing, is sent to arrange the marriage with the girl's father, who thinks Alfred is too weak to become a member of the family. In an attempt to change the father's mind, the butler tells the girl's father and brother that Alfred is actually Alfred "Battling" Butler, promoted in the morning newspaper as a professional boxer. The deceptive explanation works, and the father and brother of the mountain girl proudly arrange a wedding. Comic mischief ensues as Alfred and his butler attempt to make their newly fabricated story seem plausible to the family of his new bride.
[edit] Origins
The movie is one of Keaton's rare instances where his source is based on a stage play. The play was actually called Battling Buttler and starred Charlie Ruggles on Broadway in 1923. It initially ran from October 8, 1923-July 5, 1924 playing first at the Selwyn Theatre and then moving to the Times Square Theatre. In total there were a whopping 313 performances, a very impressive run for an original play.[1]
[edit] Cast
- Buster Keaton as Alfred Butler
- Sally O'Neil as the mountain girl
- Walter James as her father
- Bud Fine as her brother
- Francis McDonald as Alfred "Battling" Butler
- Mary O'Brien as his wife
- Tom Wilson as his trainer
- Eddie Borden as his manager
- Snitz Edwards as Alfred's valet
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