The Pinch Hitter (1925 film) explained

The Pinch Hitter
Director:Joseph Henabery
Cinematography:Jules Cronjager
Distributor:Associated Exhibitors
Runtime:70 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

The Pinch Hitter is a 1925 American silent sports comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Glenn Hunter and Constance Bennett. It is a remake of a 1917 film of the same name starring Charles Ray. It was produced and distributed by Associated Exhibitors.[1] [2] A print survives.[3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[4] Joel Martin, a small town youth who is a baseball fan, becomes the butt of everyone’s jokes at college, and the going becomes worse after he falls in love with the school’s favorite waitress. He is put on the school baseball team as mascot, but when he is sent in as pinch hitter, he wins the big game and the affection of the young woman.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=11358 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Pinch Hitter
  2. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8286/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Pinch Hitter
  3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/PinchHitter1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Pinch Hitter
  4. New Pictures: The Pinch Hitter . Exhibitors Herald . 24 . 1 . 145 . Exhibitors Herald Co. . 25 December 1925 . Chicago . 4 January 2023.