Casey at the Bat is a 1927 American silent film, directed by Monte Brice, written by Ernest Thayer and based on the 1888 baseball poem of the same name. The picture stars Wallace Beery, Ford Sterling, ZaSu Pitts and Sterling Holloway in his film debut. Surviving period advertisements indicate Eddie Sutherland may have been slated as director before Brice. A copy was preserved at the Library of Congress.
Casey at the Bat (1927)
Directed by Monte Brice
Genres - Action-Adventure, Comedy, Silent Film, Sports |
Sub-Genres - Baseball, Silent Feature, Silent Film |
Release Date - Mar 8, 1927 |
Run Time - 68 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Tags
Brice, Eddie Sutherland, Ernest Thayer, Library Of Congress
Attributes
Subject: baseball
Alternate Titles
Anda, Casiano
ES
Casey at the Bat
US
Hjältar i vått och torrt
SE
Um Portento no Esporte
BR
野次喜多野球の巻
JP