Film

The Bush Leaguer

1927 · 1h 10m · Comedy

A Squeeze Play That'll Tickle Your Ribs and Warm Your Heart

"Specs" White owns a garage in town and is the local baseball team's #1 pitcher--but he's more interested in working on his latest invention, a new and improved gas pump, than pitching on the team. A scout for the Los Angeles Angels professional baseball team offers Specs a contract. He accepts, but only so he can use the money he gets to work on his invention. However, Specs has a secret he dare not tell anyone--he's scared to death of large crowds. Alice Hobbs, the young, pretty owner of the Angels, tries to help him with that problem, but a misunderstanding causes another problem. this time between Specs and Alice.

Monte Blue

Buchanan 'Specs' White

Clyde Cook

Skeeter McKinnon

Leila Hyams

Alice Hobbs

William Demarest

John Gilroy

Richard Tucker

Wallace Ramsey

Violet Palmer

Marie

Bud Marshall

Stetson

• Howard BrethertonDirector
• Charlie SaxtonStory

Release date

August 20, 1927

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 10m

Genres

Comedy

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