Review of Battling Butler (1926) by Bill T — 08 Mar 2012

Keaton enters the boxing ring as an imposter of the lightweight champion of the world to impress a girl. Needless to say he is in a tight spot.

This review of Battling Butler (1926) was written by Bill T on 08 Mar 2012.

Battling Butler has generally received positive reviews.

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By Kristen S (225) on 30 Apr 2010

A strange film by silent comedy standards where narrative complexity and character development take precedence over gags…

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By Katherine R (129) on 04 Sep 2007

I tend not to enjoy the films where Buster plays such high class characters, though he can be credited with being a good silent film actor…

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By Jwasu R (97) on 28 Sep 2012

A case of mistaken identity and coincidence, Battling Butler is some great irony but with not as much of the Keaton stunts that are usually…

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By Dan Lybarger (786) for Lybarger Links (12) on 22 Nov 2002

One of the Great Stone Face's lesser vehicles but still worth a look…

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By Eric B (2,026) on 23 Oct 2011

This film was rarely funny, just some of the boxing scenes. Surprisingly, I had to watch it with Spanish titles…

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 24 Oct 2011

Fails to connect with any powerful punches…

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By Edgar C (1,352) on 16 Sep 2009

A decent Buster Keaton feature with still the same comic and romantic touches mixed perfectly into a film. 77/100…

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By Robert M (1,753) on 19 Nov 2007

Here is one of your Keaton sleepers. No one talks much about this film, but it's well worth the effort…

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By Aj V (1,538) on 02 Sep 2010

One of my favourite Keaton films. Hilarious and one of the best stories of Keaton's films…

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By Curtis M (271) on 10 Dec 2007

Pretty funny, although it had some slow spots. Keaton gives another brilliant performance as a rich weakling who has to learn how to box…

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