Die Schlacht des Jahrhunderts
Originaltitel: The Battle of the Century
1927
Comedy
Boxmanager (Hardy) schliesst auf seinen schwachen Schützling (Laurel) eine Versicherung ab und stellt dann einen Unfall damit er das Geld kassieren kann. Der Film ist insbesondere aufgrund seiner Schlusssequenz bekannt - einer wunderbar choreographierten Sahnetorte-Schlacht, für die die ganze Tagesproduktion der Los Angeles Pie Company eingesetzt worden ist.
Besetzung
| Darsteller | Rolle |
|---|---|
| Stan Laurel | Prize Fighter |
| Oliver Hardy | Manager |
| Dorothy Coburn | Pie Victim Boarding Auto (uncredited) |
| Lou Costello | Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited) |
| Anita Garvin | Slips on pie (uncredited) |
| Dick Gilbert | Sewer Worker (uncredited) |
| Charlie Hall | Pie Delivery Man (uncredited) |
| Al Hallett | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Jack Hill | Ringside Spectator (uncredited) |
| Ham Kinsey | Ringside spectator (uncredited) |
| Sam Lufkin | Boxing referee (uncredited) |
| Eugene Pallette | Insurance agent (uncredited) |
| Lyle Tayo | Woman at window (uncredited) |
| Ellinor Vanderveer | Lady in car (uncredited) |
| Dorothea Wolbert | Warring pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Charley Young | Fruit vendor (uncredited) |
| Noah Young | Thunder-Clap Callahan (uncredited) |
| Jack Adams | |
| Wilson Benge | Pie Victim in Top Hat |
| Ed Brandenburg | Warring pedestrian (uncredited) |
| George B. French | Dentist |
| Eric Mack | Spectator |
| Gene Morgan | Ring announcer |
| Steve Murphy | Noah Young's Assistant |
| Bob O'Connor | Warring pedestrian |
| Bert Roach | Ringside spectator |
| Dick Sutherland | Dental patient |
| Jack O'Brien | Shoeshine Patron |
Crew
| Funktion | Name |
|---|---|
| Director | Clyde Bruckman |
| Writer | Hal Roach |
| Producer | Hal Roach |