Battling Butler
About Battling Butler
Alfred Butler, a soft millionaire, is sent camping to toughen up. He falls for the mountain girl Sally. Her father will not have a man who does not fight, so Alfred's valet lets them think he is the boxer Battling Butler. The real boxer turns up, and Alfred has to go through with a bout. Buster Keaton plays Alfred. Sally O'Neil plays Sally.
Cast & crew
More about Battling Butler
Keaton directed. Joseph M. Schenck produced. Paul Girard Smith, Al Boasberg, and Charles Henry Smith adapted the 1922 musical Battling Buttler. Devereux Jennings photographed. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released it. Dates on record include August 2 and September 19, 1926. The listed length is 71 minutes. Snitz Edwards plays the valet. Francis McDonald is billed. The film entered the public domain in 2022.
Themes
Look
Devereux Jennings shot the camp and the ring.
Preservation
In the public domain since 2022.
Notes
- The musical spells the name Buttler. The film spells it Butler.
- The valet is the one who starts the lie.
- O'Neil is Sally, not a city fiancée.
- The public-domain date is 2022.
Scenes
- The family is told he is Battling Butler.
- The real boxer arrives and the bout is no longer a story.
Influenced by
- The 1922 musical Battling Buttler
