The Baseball Bug Explained

The Baseball Bug
Producer:	Thanhouser Company Edwin Thanhouser
Starring:	John W. Noble Florence La Badie
Distributor:	Motion Picture Distributing and Sales Company
Runtime:	1 reel
Country:	USA
Language:	Silent with English intertitles

The Baseball Bug is a 1911 silent film comedy short produced by the Thanhouser Company. It starred John W. Noble and Florence La Badie. It also featured real-life baseball players Chief Bender^[1] Jack Coombs,^[2] Cy Morgan, and Rube Oldring.^{[3] [4]}

Cast

• John W. Noble - The Would-Be Baseball Star
• Florence La Badie - The Would-Be Baseball Star's Wife
• Charles Albert Bender - as himself, Philadelphia Athletics player (as Big Chief Bender)
• Jack Coombs - as himself, Philadelphia Athletics player
• Cy Morgan - as himself, Philadelphia Athletics player
• Rube Oldring - as himself, Philadelphia Athletics player

Notes and References

1. Who Was Who on Screen, p.32 c.1977 2nd edition by Evelyn Mack Truitt
2. Who Was Who on Screen, p.96 c.1977 2nd edition by Evelyn Mack Truitt
3. Who Was Who on Screen, p.352 c.1977 2nd edition by Evelyn Mack Truitt
4. https://catalog.afi.com/Film/68227-THE-BASEBALL-BUG?sid The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:The Baseball Bug