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The Great American Pastime (1956)
Lawyer, Bruce Hallerton (Ewell) goes to work and finds out his colleagues are convincing him to take over last years'' losing Little League ball club, the "Panthers". Trying to spend more time with the family, the new team Manager finds himself spending some quality time before his planned vacation to Mexico later that summer with his lovely household. Mrs. Betty Hallerton (Francis) tries her best to be an understanding wife and mom to see the season through despite some sad baseball play and dealing with a flirting single mom Doris Patterson (Miller) trying to hit on her husband. There was more family drama than baseball action. However both Anne Francis and Ann Miller hit a HR for their roles. Review by HollywoodMovieJerseys.com
Directed by
Herman Hoffman
Writing Credits
Nathaniel Benchley...(written by)
Cast
Tom Ewell...Bruce Hallerton
Anne Francis...Betty Hallerton
Ann Miller...Doris Patterson
Dean Jones...Buck Rivers
Rudy Lee...Dennis Hallerton
Judson Pratt...Ed Ryder
Raymond Bailey...George Carruthers
Budd Knapp...Mr. Dawson (as Wilfrid Knapp)
Bob Jellison...Mr. O'Keefe
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Baldwin...Baseball Announcer (uncredited)
Nathaniel Benchley...Minor Role (uncredited)
George Blagoi...Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Alexander Campbell...Judge (uncredited)
Robert Carson...Bruce's Law Partner (uncredited)
Kim Charney...Little League Team Member (uncredited)
George Cisar...Bailiff (uncredited)
Fred Coby...Man in Stands (uncredited)
Gene Coogan...Coach (uncredited)
Ruby Dee...Mrs. Ashlow (uncredited)
Paul Engle...Forster Carruthers (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum...Bar Patron (uncredited)
Todd Ferrell...Man Mountain O'Keefe (uncredited)
Kay Garrett...Bar Patron (uncredited)
Dick Gordon...Father (uncredited)
Sandra Gould...Gabby Neighbor (uncredited)
Peter Leeds...Motor Cop (uncredited)
William McCarter...Umpire (uncredited)
Ann Morriss...Mrs. George Carruthers (uncredited)
Alena Murray...Mrs. Murray (uncredited)
Gene O'Donnell...Samuel J. Garway (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady...Bar Patron (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart...Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Vernon Rich...Minor Role (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock...Bartender (uncredited)
Phil Steinberg...Umpire (uncredited)
Bert Stevens...Druggist (uncredited)
Lomax Study...Headwaiter (uncredited)
Russ Whitney...Minor Role (uncredited)
Raymond Winston...Herbie Patterson (uncredited)
Produced by
Henry Berman...producer
Music by
Jeff Alexander
Cinematography by
Arthur E. Arling
Film Editing by
Gene Ruggiero
Art Direction by
Randall Duell
William A. Horning
Set Decoration by
Edward G. Boyle
Edwin B. Willis
Makeup Department
William Tuttle...makeup artist
Production Management
William Dorfman...unit manager (uncredited)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Rhein...assistant director
Sound Department
Wesley C. Miller...recording supervisor (as Dr. Wesley C. Miller)
Special Effects by
A. Arnold Gillespie...special effects
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gertrude Gellert...wardrobe (uncredited)
Music Department
Arthur Morton...orchestrator (uncredited)
Herman Hoffman
Writing Credits
Nathaniel Benchley...(written by)
Cast
Tom Ewell...Bruce Hallerton
Anne Francis...Betty Hallerton
Ann Miller...Doris Patterson
Dean Jones...Buck Rivers
Rudy Lee...Dennis Hallerton
Judson Pratt...Ed Ryder
Raymond Bailey...George Carruthers
Budd Knapp...Mr. Dawson (as Wilfrid Knapp)
Bob Jellison...Mr. O'Keefe
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Baldwin...Baseball Announcer (uncredited)
Nathaniel Benchley...Minor Role (uncredited)
George Blagoi...Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Alexander Campbell...Judge (uncredited)
Robert Carson...Bruce's Law Partner (uncredited)
Kim Charney...Little League Team Member (uncredited)
George Cisar...Bailiff (uncredited)
Fred Coby...Man in Stands (uncredited)
Gene Coogan...Coach (uncredited)
Ruby Dee...Mrs. Ashlow (uncredited)
Paul Engle...Forster Carruthers (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum...Bar Patron (uncredited)
Todd Ferrell...Man Mountain O'Keefe (uncredited)
Kay Garrett...Bar Patron (uncredited)
Dick Gordon...Father (uncredited)
Sandra Gould...Gabby Neighbor (uncredited)
Peter Leeds...Motor Cop (uncredited)
William McCarter...Umpire (uncredited)
Ann Morriss...Mrs. George Carruthers (uncredited)
Alena Murray...Mrs. Murray (uncredited)
Gene O'Donnell...Samuel J. Garway (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady...Bar Patron (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart...Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Vernon Rich...Minor Role (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock...Bartender (uncredited)
Phil Steinberg...Umpire (uncredited)
Bert Stevens...Druggist (uncredited)
Lomax Study...Headwaiter (uncredited)
Russ Whitney...Minor Role (uncredited)
Raymond Winston...Herbie Patterson (uncredited)
Produced by
Henry Berman...producer
Music by
Jeff Alexander
Cinematography by
Arthur E. Arling
Film Editing by
Gene Ruggiero
Art Direction by
Randall Duell
William A. Horning
Set Decoration by
Edward G. Boyle
Edwin B. Willis
Makeup Department
William Tuttle...makeup artist
Production Management
William Dorfman...unit manager (uncredited)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Rhein...assistant director
Sound Department
Wesley C. Miller...recording supervisor (as Dr. Wesley C. Miller)
Special Effects by
A. Arnold Gillespie...special effects
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gertrude Gellert...wardrobe (uncredited)
Music Department
Arthur Morton...orchestrator (uncredited)