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Alibi Ike (1935)
One of the earliest baseball movies ever to hit the silver screen. The Chicago Cubs are desperate for a winning pitcher. ...enter Frank X. Farrell (Brown) called up from the farm team to join the club during spring training. Upon arrival, team Manager aka "Cap" (Frawley) knows he has a handful with his new player. His unique pitching wind-up and confidence is second to none. His fellow players and owners know he is a truly legitimate talent and could be the one to make or break the team. However, he has the knack for finding himself in new and challenging situations. His rare combination of mixing truth and lies are one of his noticeable assets. Farell who never cared about women in the past is awestruck Dolly Stevens (Olivia de Havilland). His liefe has changed for ever...does it help or hurt the team? Watch and find out! Review by HH from HollywoodMovieJerseys.com
Directed by
Ray Enright
Writing Credits
Ring Lardner...(by)
William Wister Haines...(screen play)
Produced by
Edward Chodorov...producer
Cinematography by
Arthur L. Todd...(photography)
Film Editing by
Thomas Pratt...(edited by)
Cast
Joe E. Brown...Frank X. Farrell
Olivia de Havilland...Dolly Stevens
Ruth Donnelly...Bess
Roscoe Karns...Carey
William Frawley...Cap
Eddie Shubert...Jack Mack
Paul Harvey...Lefty Crawford
Joe King...Johnson - Owner (as Joseph King)
Joseph Crehan...Conductor (scenes deleted)
G. Pat Collins...Lieutenant
Spencer Charters...Minister
Gene Morgan...Smitty
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Herman Bell...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Wade Boteler...Giant's Manager (uncredited)
Pauline Brooks...Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Guy Cantrell...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler...Detective (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham...Operator (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr....Jimmy - the Newsboy (uncredited)
Dick Cox...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Cedric Durst...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Bill Elliott...Fan in the Stands (uncredited)
Ray French...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Mike Gazella...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Sam Hayes...First Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Wally Hebert...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Wally Hood...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Don Hurst...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson...Second Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Smead Jolley...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee...Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Wes Kingdon...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Lou Koupal...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Jim Levy...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Grover Ligon...Truck Driver (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas...Umpire (uncredited)
Bob Meusel...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell...Detective (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux...Lefty's Henchman with Mustache (uncredited)
Jack Norton...Reporter (uncredited)
Jed Prouty...Jewelry Merchant (uncredited)
Wally Rehg...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
George Riley...Ball Player (uncredited)
Adrian Rosley...Hotel Valet (uncredited)
Cliff Saum...Kelly - Letter Delivery Man (uncredited)
Harry Seymour...Piano Player (uncredited)
Frank Shellenback...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Philip Sleeman...Gangster (uncredited)
Frank Sully...Ball Player (uncredited)
Jim Thorpe...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones...Hotel Night Porter (uncredited)
Ed Wells...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Huey White...Saunders - Henchman (uncredited)
Produced by
Edward Chodorov...producer (uncredited)
Cinematography by
Arthur L. Todd...(photography)
Film Editing by
Thomas Pratt...(edited by)
Art Direction by
Esdras Hartley
Costume Design by
Milo Anderson...(uncredited)
Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein...musical director
Ray Heindorf...orchestrator (uncredited)
M.K. Jerome...composer: theme music (uncredited)
Allie Wrubel...composer: stock music (uncredited)
Additional Crew
Gene Lewis...dialogue director
Ray Enright
Writing Credits
Ring Lardner...(by)
William Wister Haines...(screen play)
Produced by
Edward Chodorov...producer
Cinematography by
Arthur L. Todd...(photography)
Film Editing by
Thomas Pratt...(edited by)
Cast
Joe E. Brown...Frank X. Farrell
Olivia de Havilland...Dolly Stevens
Ruth Donnelly...Bess
Roscoe Karns...Carey
William Frawley...Cap
Eddie Shubert...Jack Mack
Paul Harvey...Lefty Crawford
Joe King...Johnson - Owner (as Joseph King)
Joseph Crehan...Conductor (scenes deleted)
G. Pat Collins...Lieutenant
Spencer Charters...Minister
Gene Morgan...Smitty
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Herman Bell...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Wade Boteler...Giant's Manager (uncredited)
Pauline Brooks...Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Guy Cantrell...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler...Detective (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham...Operator (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr....Jimmy - the Newsboy (uncredited)
Dick Cox...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Cedric Durst...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Bill Elliott...Fan in the Stands (uncredited)
Ray French...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Mike Gazella...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Sam Hayes...First Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Wally Hebert...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Wally Hood...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Don Hurst...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson...Second Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Smead Jolley...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee...Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Wes Kingdon...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Lou Koupal...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Jim Levy...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Grover Ligon...Truck Driver (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas...Umpire (uncredited)
Bob Meusel...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell...Detective (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux...Lefty's Henchman with Mustache (uncredited)
Jack Norton...Reporter (uncredited)
Jed Prouty...Jewelry Merchant (uncredited)
Wally Rehg...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
George Riley...Ball Player (uncredited)
Adrian Rosley...Hotel Valet (uncredited)
Cliff Saum...Kelly - Letter Delivery Man (uncredited)
Harry Seymour...Piano Player (uncredited)
Frank Shellenback...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Philip Sleeman...Gangster (uncredited)
Frank Sully...Ball Player (uncredited)
Jim Thorpe...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones...Hotel Night Porter (uncredited)
Ed Wells...Major League Baseball Player (uncredited)
Huey White...Saunders - Henchman (uncredited)
Produced by
Edward Chodorov...producer (uncredited)
Cinematography by
Arthur L. Todd...(photography)
Film Editing by
Thomas Pratt...(edited by)
Art Direction by
Esdras Hartley
Costume Design by
Milo Anderson...(uncredited)
Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein...musical director
Ray Heindorf...orchestrator (uncredited)
M.K. Jerome...composer: theme music (uncredited)
Allie Wrubel...composer: stock music (uncredited)
Additional Crew
Gene Lewis...dialogue director