Ladies' Day (1943)
He's A Sucker For A Curve... especially when a dame throws them... his way!
Género : Comedia
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 2M
Director : Leslie Goodwins
Sinopsis
A top baseball pitcher "loses" his pitching skills whenever he falls in love. After marrying a movie star extreme measures are taken for the benefit of the team.
Jim Buchanan es un ejecutivo de capa caída cuya novia no le ama; pero un día conoce en un parque a Joan, una cocinera desempleada que está buscando un cocinero. Ambos deciden hacerse pasar por marido y mujer para un trabajo que requiere una pareja.
En Florida, John Lobert dirige los entrenamientos de los Giants de Nueva York. Él es el encargado de seleccionar a los mejores jugadores de 18 a 22 años para jugar en la liga de béisbol. Todos tienen sueños y talento, pero sólo habrá unos pocos afortunados que consigan un contrato. Tras trabajar en la década de los 40 como ayudante de directores de la talla de Milestone, Renoir, Losey, Polonsky o Chaplin, Aldrich debutó con este film de serie B, que se basó en una producción televisiva de gran éxito entre 1953 y 1954: "China Smith/Captain China", en la que él había dirigido un par de episodios. La compañía productora, Allied Artists, contrató a muchos de los actores de la serie de televisión ( Dan Duryea o Douglass Dumbrille) y utilizó los mismos decorados de "China" y de la colonia británica de "Singapur".
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This short film highlights the odd 1930s fad of playing baseball while riding donkeys.
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Alguien está asesinando a los jugadores de los Cardinals de St. Louis. Ahora el pitcher del equipo es la próxima víctima (y de hecho ya ha sufrido dos atentados).