Alibi Ike (1935)
Baseball rookie Frank X. Farrell is a phenom, a kid who can hurl the olâ horsehide and swing the lumber so well he may lead Chicagoâs beloved Cubbies to a pennant. He can sure spin excuses and blarney, too! Joe E. Brown brings a whirlybird wind-up and a love for the game to this comic Ring Lardner tale. You canât tell the players without a scorecard but sports-minded moviegoers recognized Bob Meusel, Jim Thorpe and other former professional ball players on the filmâs diamonds. But an even bigger treat for viewers then and now is the first screen appearance of a future movie immortal singled out as âa charming newcomerâ by Frank S. Nugent in The New York Times. Her name: Olivia de Havilland.
Price: 15.59
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