The Bush Leaguer

Howard Bretherton
1927-08-20

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

"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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Monte Blue Buchanan 'Specs' White Unowned
Clyde Cook Skeeter McKinnon Unowned
Leila Hyams Alice Hobbs Unowned
William Demarest John Gilroy Unowned
Richard Tucker Wallace Ramsey Unowned
Violet Palmer Marie Unowned
Bud Marshall Stetson Unowned