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Casey at the Bat (1927)

Wait till the see Beery as "Casey" and Hatton as his veteran groundkeeper pal - you can hear the roars of laughter now!

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 8M

Director : Monte Brice

Synopsis

Casey is a slovenly junk man in a turn of the twentieth century hick town who has a remarkable ability to play baseball. An unscrupulous New York scout signs him up, so Casey and his equally dishonest manager go to the big leagues. Eventually, the scout and manager conspire to get him drunk and bet against him for a crucial game with the pennant at stake.

Actors

Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery
Casey
Ford Sterling
Ford Sterling
O'Dowd
Zasu Pitts
Zasu Pitts
Camille
Sterling Holloway
Sterling Holloway
Putnam
Spec O'Donnell
Spec O'Donnell
Spec
Iris Stuart
Iris Stuart
Trixie
Sydney Jarvis
Sydney Jarvis
McGraw
Anne Sheridan
Anne Sheridan
Floradora Girl
Doris Hill
Doris Hill
Floradora Girl
Sally Blane
Sally Blane
Floradora Girl
Iris Stuart
Iris Stuart
Trixie - Floradora Girl
Rosalind Byrne
Rosalind Byrne
Lotus Thompson - Floridora Girl
Robert Dudley
Robert Dudley
Farmer (uncredited)
Ben Hall
Ben Hall
Scorekeeper (uncredited)
Robert Livingston
Robert Livingston
Male Chorus Member, Sextette Number (uncredited)
Jerry Mandy
Jerry Mandy
Florist (uncredited)
Tom Ricketts
Tom Ricketts
Laughing Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan
Drinker at Bar (uncredited)

Crews

Monte Brice
Monte Brice
Director
Monte Brice
Monte Brice
Writer
Grant Clarke
Grant Clarke
Writer

Posters and backgrounds

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