The Great American Pastime (1956)
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Tom Ewell plays a busy attorney who wishes to be closer to his son. To do this, he becomes manager of the boy's little league team, much to the dismay of his wife (Anne Francis), who can't stand baseball. Ewell finds that he must contend with pushy and ambitious parents who hope to live their own sports fantasies vicariously through their ballplaying children. The single mother of one of the kids (Ann Miller) goes to Ewell to plead for her boy's advancement, but the purpose of the meeting is misinterpreted by Ewell's jealous wife. Fed up with sacrificing sportsmanship to the whims of the parents, Ewell encourages his team to play for the love of the game rather than "winning at any cost." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tom Ewell, Anne Francis, (more)
- Director(s):
- Herman Hoffman
Synopsis of The Great American Pastime
Tom Ewell plays a busy attorney who wishes to be closer to his son. To do this, he becomes manager of the boy's little league team, much to the dismay of his wife (Anne Francis), who can't stand baseball. Ewell finds that he must contend with pushy and ambitious parents who hope to live their own sports fantasies vicariously through their ballplaying children. The single mother of one of the kids (Ann Miller) goes to Ewell to plead for her boy's advancement, but the purpose of the meeting is misinterpreted by Ewell's jealous wife. Fed up with sacrificing sportsmanship to the whims of the parents, Ewell encourages his team to play for the love of the game rather than "winning at any cost." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Great American Pastime
- Tom Ewell - Bruce Hallerton
- Ann Miller - Mrs. Doris Patterson
- Rudy Lee - Dennis Hallerton
- Raymond Bailey - George Carruthers
- Bob Jellison - Mr. O'Keefe
- Paul Engle - Foster Carruthers
- Gene O'Donnell - Samuel J. Garway
- Nathaniel Benchley
- Anne Francis - Betty Hallerton
- Dean Jones - Buck Rivers
- Judson Pratt - Ed Ryder
- Wilfrid Knapp - Mr. Dawson
- Raymond Winston - Herbie Patterson
- Ann Morriss - Mrs. George Carruthers
- Ruby Dee
- Director(s):
- Herman Hoffman
- Writer(s):
- Nathaniel Benchley
- Producer(s):
- Henry Berman
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