Big Leaguer (1953)
1h 11m
Running Time
August 19, 1953Release Date
Big Leaguer (1953)
1h 11m
Running Time
August 19, 1953Release Date
Plot.
John Lobert runs a training camp in Florida for the New York Giants. Every year, he evaluates the 18-22 year old hopefuls to pick the best for a minor league contract.
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Cast & Crew.
Edward G. Robinson
John B. 'Hans' Lobert
Vera-Ellen
Christy
Jeff Richards
Adam Polachuk
Richard Jaeckel
Bobby Bronson
William Campbell
Julie Davis
Carl Hubbell
Carl Hubbell
Paul Langton
Brian McLennan
Bill Crandall
Tippy Mitchell
Lalo Rios
Chuy Aguilar
Frank Ferguson
Wally Mitchell
John McKee
Dale Alexander
Robert Aldrich
Director
Mario Siletti
Mr. Polachuk
Al Campanis
Himself
Herbert Baker
Writer
Bob Trocolor
Himself
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 19, 1953
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 11m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
Big Leaguer is a 1953 American sports drama film starring 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.
"It was not a personal film of my status at the time," said Aldrich later. "I feel the film was good but not indicative of what I wanted to express in the motion picture medium."