The Battling Kangaroo is a two reel,

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comedy film directed by

Jules White Jules White (born Julius Weiss; hu, Weisz Gyula; 17 September 190030 April 1985) was a Hungarian-American film director and producer best known for his short-subject comedies starring The Three Stooges Early years White began working in mo ...

in 1926.

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produced and distributed the film. Fox Film released it in the US on December 5, 1926.

Sterling Holloway Sterling Price Holloway Jr. (January 4, 1905 – November 22, 1992) was an American actor and voice actor who appeared in over 100 films and 40 television shows. He did voice acting for The Walt Disney Company, playing Mr. Stork in ''Dumbo'', Ad ...

made his motion picture debut in this film.

Plot

Limber Lucy, a trapeze artist, wants to leave the carnival of which her family is part, put they cannot leave until her father repays $1,000 to the carnival owner, Knowkout Kelly. The latter is a former farmhand "who loved to plan cauliflowers on peopl's ears." Lucy flees Kelly after he accosts her. Pete Brush, a taxi driver who fancies Lucy, learns of Kelly's pursuit of Lucy and that "a thousand dollars stand between ucyand happiness." Brush sees and advertisement that "Knockout Kelly Fights Anything on Two Feet. $1000.00 CASH If You Knock Him Out." After failing to knock out Kelly himself, Brush and two carnival workers attempt to hijack a passenger from competitor's taxi, as the rider has offered "A thousand dollars if you reach the dock before my boat departs." After commandeering the passenger, they deliver him to the boat but fail to procure the fare. Fleeing the other irate taxi driver, the three men accidentily free three kangaroos from a crate, who cause havoc. The three men are then able to guide one of the kangaroos, attired for boxing, into the ring with Knockout Kelly. The kangaroo, after battling with Kelly, then knocks him out. Brush receives the thousand dollars for the knock out. He and Lucy kiss.

Cast

The cast credits are from the film's

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s. *

Lige Conley Lige Conley (born Elijah Crommie; December 5, 1897 – December 11, 1937) was an American actor of the silent film, silent era. He appeared in 140 films between 1915 and 1938. Biography As Lige Crommie, the curly-haired young comedian joi ...

as Pete Brush, the taxi driver who fancies Lucy *

as Napoleon French, a carnival worker *, credited as George Grey, as another carnival worker *

Mildred June Mildred June (December 23, 1905 – June 19, 1940) was an American actress who appeared in silent films. She was also co-writer of a 1927 film. She died at the age of 34 from alcoholism. Life June was born in St. Louis in 1905. She was an Ame ...

as Limber Lucy * Al Kaufman as Knockout Kelly

Gallery

The Battling Kangaroo (1926) Mildred June.jpg, Mildred June The Battling Kangaroo (1926) Halloway.jpg, Stirling Holloway The Battling Kangaroo (1926) Holoway, Conley, and Grey.jpg, Holoway, Conley, and Grey The Battling Kangaroo (1926) Conley, Grey, and Holloway.jpg, Conley, Grey, and Holloway The Battling Kangaroo (1926) — hijacking a passenger.jpg, The abduction of a passenger from another taxi The Battling Kangaroo (1926) Conley.jpg, Conely The Battling Kangaroo (1926) — travelling by kangaroo.jpg, Grey travelling by kangaroo The Battling Kangaroo (1926) Conley and June.jpg, Conley and June in the kangroo boxing scene The Battling Kangaroo (1926) extra and Kaufman.jpg, An extra and Kaufman as a knocked-out boxer

References

External links

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