ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

HottWwjdIam There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Delight Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

bsmith5552 For some unknown reason, Buster Keaton seemed to enjoy lampooning the idle rich. Once again he plays the no account rich son of a wealthy family.Alfred Butler (Keaton) is a lazy lay about who has a faithful valet (Snitz "arrange that" Edwards) at his service. To make a man of him, Butler's father sends him on a camping trip with his valet. Alfred has all of the comforts of home including an ice box (the iceman cometh each day), newspaper delivery, a comfortable bed etc. etc.The pair embark on a hunting excursion, but in spite of game all about them, Alfred fails to see the animals. What he does do is accidentally discharge his gun (backwards no less) and come upon a comely young mountain girl (Sally O'Neil) with whom he becomes immediately smitten. After rescuing Alfred from a failed fishing trip, the girl takes Alfred home to meet her father (Walter James) and brother (Bud Fine). The two are not impressed with Alfred and consider him to be unworthy of the girl.When the valet goes to "arrange" the marriage, he sees a picture of prize fighter Alfred "Battling" Butler (Francis McDonald) in the newspaper and decides to masquerade Buster as the fighter in order to gain the respect of the girl's family. You know where this is going to lead.Thinking Buster has won the world championship, and with her family's blessing, the two marry. Buster and Snitz decide that the deception must continue as "Battling" Butler is to begin training the very next day for the defense of his title. And the fun begins.Buster tries to work out with the champion but is found out. The champ walks out and his manager (Eddie Borden) and trainer (Tom Wilson)are told to get Buster in shape for the fight. The fight day arrives and.....................................................This was not Buster Keaton's best feature. In the first place, gone is his famous pork pie hat. He dresses, except for the training and fight sequences, in rich man's clothes throughout. He just doesn't look comfortable in that attire. Maybe that was intended, I don't know. Up to the point that he goes into training, I didn't think the film was all that funny. The laughs are just too few and far between during the first part of the film. The climatic fight at the film's climax was a little hard to believe in my opinion.Buster would hit a home run however, with his next film, "The General".As an aside, Francis McDonald had a career that spanned well over 50 years from the early silents to the 1960s. He was a regular in westerns playing mostly despicable characters is parts of varying size. He did have a small but effective part in Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments" (1956).

H_A_Wellington_IV Battling Butler (1926) was a funny film by comedian/director BusterKeaton. This is one of his lesser known films that he made before theclassic The General. Keaton plays a soft "mama's boy". His father decides that his son needs to toughen up. So he does everything he can to make aman out of his son. Meanwhile, Buster finds true romance with a nice girl. Can Keaton become a man and win the girl or will he always be a weakling?A fun film from Buster Keaton. The usual stunts and prat falls are in thispicture. Old stone face can take an average storyline and breath some lifeinto it. The direction is executed very well and the film has a very quaintending. Not a classic by any means, just an entertaining film.Recommended for Buster Keaton fans.B+

caspian1978 A nice little comedy about a wealthy young man with nothing to do. He finds himself taking a trip into the mountain country to put some adventure into his life. It is here where he meets a young Mountain girl played by actress Sally O'Neil. Soon, Keaton and O'Neil fall in love and want to marry. The problem is O'Neil's father and brother are giant of men and won't allow her to marry such a small man. It is Keaton's butler / servant who gets the idea to lie to her parents by telling them that Keaton is a professional boxer (who happens to have the same name as Keaton's character (Butler). One lie leads to another as Keaton as to pretend he is a boxer. A nice story with some moments of comedy, Battling Butler is a Keaton comedy with very little stunt work from Buster Keaton. Besides the moments spent in the ring, Keaton hardly does any stunts. Most of the comedy comes from Keaton's silent comedy as oppose to his physical (stunt) comedy.

sweetnlowdown2 First of all, I don't quite understand why all these people have been saying this is a "lesser" film by Keaton! I think it's a fast energetic and hilarious film, that shows Keaton to be in fine form! Now, when I called this film my favorite by Keaton some might agrue, that's not the "correct" choice. One MUST say they love "The General" or "Sherlock Jr." While I do think both films are great and funny. But there's something about this one that I enjoy just a bit more. I like the film's spirit. As everyone mentions there are several funny moments in this film. If your a Keaton fan, you should definitely see this one. If you've never seen a Keaton film, I personally think this is a wonderful place to start. **** out of ****