Big Leaguer
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| Directed by | Robert Aldrich |
| Produced by | Matthew Rapf |
| Written by | Herbert Baker John McNulty (story) |
| Starring | Edward G. Robinson Vera-Ellen Jeff Richards Richard Jaeckel William Campbell |
| Cinematography | William C. Mellor |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Running time
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71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $498,000[1][2] |
| Box office | $559,000[1] |
Big Leaguer is a 1953 film. It starred Edward G. Robinson and was the first film directed by Robert Aldrich.
Although this story is fiction, Robinson's character in it, Hans Lobert, was an actual baseball player who played for five Major League Baseball teams and managed the Philadelphia Phillies. Third-billed in the cast, Jeff Richards was a professional ballplayer before he became an actor, and Hall of Fame pitcher Carl Hubbell appears as himself.
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Plot
John "Hans" Lobert runs a training camp in Florida for baseball's New York Giants. Every year, he evaluates the 18-22-year-old hopefuls to pick the best for a minor league contract. All have dreams and talent, but the elimination whittles them down to a lucky few who will get the $150-a-month contract.
Lobert's niece comes down from the home office in New York and finds herself attracted to one of the players, the tall, quiet Adam Polachuk.
Cast
- Edward G. Robinson ... John B. 'Hans' Lobert
- Vera-Ellen ... Christy
- Jeff Richards ... Adam Polachuk
- Richard Jaeckel ... Bobby Bronson
- William Campbell ... Julie Davis
- Carl Hubbell ... Himself
- Paul Langton ... Brian McLennan
- Lalo Rios ... Chuy Aguilar
- Bill Crandall ... Tippy Mitchell
- Frank Ferguson ... Wally Mitchell
- John McKee ... Dale Alexander
- Mario Siletti ... Mr. Polachuk
- Al Campanis ... Himself
- Bob Trocolor ... Himself
- Tony Ravis ... Himself
- Robert Calwell ... Pomfret
- Donald 'Chippie' Hastings ... Little Joe Polachuk
- Bing Russell
- Harv Tomter ... Himself (uncredited)
Reception
According to MGM records the film earned $467,000 in the US and Canada and $92,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $163,000.[1]
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Big Leaguer at IMDb
- Big Leaguer at AllMovie
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