Casey at the Bat

Casey is a slovenly junk man in a turn of the twentieth century hick town who has a remarkable ability to play baseball. An unscrupulous New York scout signs him up, so Casey and his equally dishonest manager go to the big leagues. Eventually, the scout and manager conspire to get him drunk and bet against him for a crucial game with the pennant at stake.

Cast

Wallace Beery

as Casey

Ford Sterling

as O'Dowd

Zasu Pitts

as Camille

Sterling Holloway

as Putnam

Spec O'Donnell

as Spec

Iris Stuart

as Trixie

Sydney Jarvis

as McGraw

Anne Sheridan

as Floradora Girl

Doris Hill

as Floradora Girl

Sally Blane

as Floradora Girl

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