Casey at the Bat (1927 film)
Casey at the Bat is a 1927 American silent film, directed by Monte Brice, written by Ernest Thayer based on the baseball poem of the same name, and starring Wallace Beery, Ford Sterling, ZaSu Pitts, and Sterling Holloway in his film debut.[1][2][3] Surviving period advertisements indicate Eddie Sutherland may have been slated as director before Brice. A copy was preserved at the Library of Congress.[4][5]
| Casey at the Bat | |
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 Advertisement showing Edward Sutherland as the original director | |
| Directed by | Monte Brice |
| Produced by | Hector Turnbull |
| Written by | Monte Brice Reggie Morris Jules Furthman |
| Based on | "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Thayer |
| Starring | Wallace Beery Ford Sterling Zasu Pitts Sterling Holloway |
| Cinematography | Barney McGill |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Wallace Beery as Casey
- Ford Sterling as O'Dowd
- ZaSu Pitts as Camille
- Sterling Holloway as Elmer Putnam
- Spec O'Donnell as Spec
- Iris Stuart as Trixie
- Sydney Jarvis as McGraw
- Lotus Thompson as Rosalind Byrne
- Sally Blane as Florodora Girl
See also
- Breaking into the Big League (1913)
- Babe Comes Home (1927)
References
- Lyons, Timothy J. (1970). Munden, Kenneth W. (ed.). The American Film Institute Catalog: Feature Films 1921-30. New York: R. R. Bowker Company.
- Bennett, Carl. "Casey at the Bat (1927)". Silent Era: The silent film website.
- "Movie Detail: Casey at the Bat". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute.
- American Film Institute, Catalog of Holdings: The American Film Institute Collection and the United Artist's Collection at the Library of Congress page. 27. Washington, DC: American Film Institute. 1978.
- "Casey At The Bat / Monte Brice [motion picture]". Performing Arts Encyclopedia. Library of Congress.
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