Battling Butler (1926)
Comedy | August 1926
The Apr 1926 AmCin reported that cinematographer Dev Jennings had just returned from four weeks in Kernville, CA, and more than two weeks in Santa Ynez, CA, filming Battling Butler. The small town and camping scenes in the movie were filmed in old Kernville, which now lies under Lake Isabella because of the 1948 Lake Isabella Dam, according to John Bengtson, author of Silent Echos (2000). Keaton's character's mansion was the Talmadge Apartments at 3278 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA. Boxing scenes took place at the Olympic Auditorium at 1801 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles.
Battling Butler was screened 3 Jun 2018 at the 23rd Annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival in San Francisco, CA. ...
The Apr 1926 AmCin reported that cinematographer Dev Jennings had just returned from four weeks in Kernville, CA, and more than two weeks in Santa Ynez, CA, filming Battling Butler. The small town and camping scenes in the movie were filmed in old Kernville, which now lies under Lake Isabella because of the 1948 Lake Isabella Dam, according to John Bengtson, author of Silent Echos (2000). Keaton's character's mansion was the Talmadge Apartments at 3278 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA. Boxing scenes took place at the Olympic Auditorium at 1801 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles.
Battling Butler was screened 3 Jun 2018 at the 23rd Annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival in San Francisco, CA.
Indolent and wealthy Alfred Butler, accompanied by Martin, his valet, goes on a camping excursion in his Rolls-Royce with all the accouterments of luxury. He meets Sally and gets up enough ambition to propose marriage, but her husky father and brother persuade him to withdraw his suit. When Martin tells Sally's family that Alfred is actually "Battling Butler," a championship boxer, Alfred is welcomed as a prospective suitor and later is proclaimed a hero for purportedly winning a fight. When the real Butler appears with his spouse, he decides to humiliate the imposter by having him fight one "Alabama Murderer" and has him trained by his managers. Alfred locks up his bride to keep her from seeing his disgrace, but finds that the real "Battling Butler" has already won the fight. Then the boxer begins to fight with Alfred, who finally summons his courage and beats the ...
Indolent and wealthy Alfred Butler, accompanied by Martin, his valet, goes on a camping excursion in his Rolls-Royce with all the accouterments of luxury. He meets Sally and gets up enough ambition to propose marriage, but her husky father and brother persuade him to withdraw his suit. When Martin tells Sally's family that Alfred is actually "Battling Butler," a championship boxer, Alfred is welcomed as a prospective suitor and later is proclaimed a hero for purportedly winning a fight. When the real Butler appears with his spouse, he decides to humiliate the imposter by having him fight one "Alabama Murderer" and has him trained by his managers. Alfred locks up his bride to keep her from seeing his disgrace, but finds that the real "Battling Butler" has already won the fight. Then the boxer begins to fight with Alfred, who finally summons his courage and beats the champion.
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