Directed by:
Ray EnrightCinematography:
Arthur L. ToddCast:
Joe E. Brown, Olivia de Havilland, Ruth Donnelly, Roscoe Karns, William Frawley, Paul Harvey, Joseph Crehan, G. Pat Collins, Spencer Charters, Louis Natheaux (more)Plots(1)
Baseball rookie Frank X. Farrell is a phenom, a kid who can hurl the ol' horsehide and swing the lumber so well he may lead Chicago's beloved Cubbies to a pennant. He can sure spin excuses and blarney, too! (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Joe E. Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/359/359195_94a19e.jpg)
Joe E. Brown
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
![Olivia de Havilland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/882/162882933_2143b1.jpg)
Olivia de Havilland
Japan
Best movies:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Heiress (1949)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
![Ruth Donnelly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886999_2107ce.jpg)
Ruth Donnelly
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
![Roscoe Karns](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/538/158538484_8831d7.jpg)
Roscoe Karns
USA
Best movies:
Beggars of Life (1928)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Wings (1927)
![William Frawley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/765/157765220_3475f6.jpg)
William Frawley
USA
Best movies:
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
![Paul Harvey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000157_558b5a.jpg)
Paul Harvey
USA
Best movies:
Sabrina (1954)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
If I Were King (1938)
![Joseph Crehan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000321_652af3.jpg)
Joseph Crehan
USA
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Love Crazy (1941)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
G. Pat Collins
USA
Best movies:
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
White Heat (1949)
![Spencer Charters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/559/161559620_d5362f.jpg)
Spencer Charters
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
![Louis Natheaux](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/382/160382196_70b044.jpg)
Louis Natheaux
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
After the Thin Man (1936)
![Frank Coghlan Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307331_968597.jpg)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
![Bill Elliott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/674/158674188_99a510.jpg)
Bill Elliott
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
City Streets (1931)
![Selmer Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948634_afe05a.jpg)
Selmer Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Sudden Fear (1952)
![Jed Prouty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948648_5c6eea.jpg)
Jed Prouty
USA
Best movies:
Libeled Lady (1936)
The Texas Rangers (1936)
A Star Is Born (1937)
![Wade Boteler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/989/159989131_188ce6.jpg)
Wade Boteler
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Love Crazy (1941)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Milton Kibbee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/074/160074669_c8a9e1.jpg)
Milton Kibbee
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Jack Cheatham
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Test Pilot (1938)
![Frank Sully](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/111/163111423_9d54df.jpg)
Frank Sully
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
Captains Courageous (1937)
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
![Eddy Chandler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/769/160769473_2d999d.jpg)
Eddy Chandler
USA
Best movies:
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Fred Toones
USA
Best movies:
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Dodge City (1939)