Casey at the Bat

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

Mar 8 1927 Passed 1h 8m
Action, Comedy, Sport

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Hector Turnbull, Monte Brice, Reggie Morris

Directed by

Monte Brice

Cast

Wallace Beery, Zasu Pitts, Ford Sterling

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
45
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA