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Casey at the Bat is a 1927 American silent film, directed by Monte Brice, written by Ernest Thayer based on the baseball poem of the same name, and starring Wallace Beery, Ford Sterling, ZaSu Pitts, and Sterling Holloway in his film debut. Surviving period advertisements indicate Eddie Sutherland may have been slated as director before Brice. A copy was preserved at the Library of Congress.
Original Release
03/08/1927
US Release
03/08/1927
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Wallace Beery | Casey / 'Home Run' Casey |
| ZaSu Pitts | Camille / Camille Gibson |
| Ford Sterling | O'Dowd |
| Sterling Holloway | Putnam / Elmer Putnam |
| Spec O'Donnell | Spec |
| Sydney Jarvis | McGraw / John McGraw |
| Iris Stuart | Trixie / Trixie - Floradora Girl |
| Rosalind Byrne | Lotus Thompson - Floridora Girl |
| Anne Sheridan | Floradora Girl |
| Doris Hill | Floradora Girl |
Directors
Writers
Monte Brice, Hector Turnbull, Reggie Morris, Jules Furthman, Grant Clarke, Sam Hellman, Ernest Lawrence Thayer
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Wallace Beery | Casey / 'Home Run' Casey |
| ZaSu Pitts | Camille / Camille Gibson |
| Ford Sterling | O'Dowd |
| Sterling Holloway | Putnam / Elmer Putnam |
| Spec O'Donnell | Spec |
| Sydney Jarvis | McGraw / John McGraw |
| Iris Stuart | Trixie / Trixie - Floradora Girl |
| Rosalind Byrne | Lotus Thompson - Floridora Girl |
| Anne Sheridan | Floradora Girl |
| Doris Hill | Floradora Girl |
| Sally Blane | Floradora Girl |
| Robert Dudley | Farmer |
| Ben Hall | Scorekeeper |
| Robert Livingston | Male Chorus Member, Sextette Number |
| Jerry Mandy | Florist |
| Tom Ricketts | Laughing Spectator |
| Charles Sullivan | Drinker at Bar |
| Fletcher Tolbert | Mascot |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hector Turnbull | Producer |
