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Buster Keaton's
BATTLING BUTLER

♪ Saturday, January 4

♪ Sunday, January 5

Starring Buster Keaton

New 4K Restoration

♪ Live piano accompaniment by Steve Sterner

11:00 AM

(1926) In the picture that Keaton often claimed as his favorite, effete millionaire Alfred Butler (Buster) is mistaken for the world heavyweight champion of the same name. The comedy leads to a seriously brutal climax: a Madison Square Garden grudge match. New 4K DCP restoration. Approx. 71 min.

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