"The comedy that you've read about, heard about, and waited for."

1927

0h 19m

6.9(59 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Fight manager takes out an insurance policy on his puny pugilist and then proceeds to try to arrange for an accident so that he can collect.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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)

Creative team

Directed by: Clyde Bruckman
Written by: Hal Roach
Produced by: Hal Roach

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