
Battling Butler
1926 · Movie · 77 min · ★ 6.8 · 75% critics
A meek millionaire masquerades as a boxing star to win a girl's heart.
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Details
- Years
- 1926
- Release date
- 1926-08-02
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (104 votes)
Themes
- camping
- boxer
- mistaken identity
- silent film
- assumed identity
- prizefight
- boxing
- camping trip
- boxing champion
Cast & crew

Buster Keaton
as Alfred Butler

Snitz Edwards
as Alfred's Valet

Sally O'Neil
as The Mountain Girl

Walter James
as The Mountain Girl's Father

Budd Fine
as The Mountain Girl's Brother

Francis McDonald
as Alfred 'Battling' Butler
- MO
Mary O'Brien
as Battling Butler's Wife

Tom Wilson
as Battling Butler's Trainer

Eddie Borden
as Battling Butler's Manager
Directed by Buster Keaton