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The Battle Royal
Also known as [A Battle Royal]
(1916) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Will Louis

Cast: Babe Hardy (Oliver Hardy) [Plump], Billy Ruge [Runt], Elsie MacLeod [Runt’s sister], Billy Bletcher [Grandpa Runt], Will Louis [the revenue officer], William Slade [Plump’s mother]

Vim Comedy Film Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Produced by Louis Burstein. / Released 13 April 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 19 April 2023.

References: Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.