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The Bush Leaguer

A Squeeze Play That'll Tickle Your Ribs and Warm Your Heart
Aug 20, 1927 · 1h 10m
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Comedy

PLOT

"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.

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CAST

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
Directed by Howard Bretherton

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country
US

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