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The Pinch Hitter (1917)

The Pinch Hitter poster
Directed by
Victor Schertzinger
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
48 min
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A clumsy young man tries to prove himself as a baseball player. He gets a chance to step in for the team's star.

lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalslightly tenseearnestold-fashionedbreezyresilient

What happens

The Pinch Hitter is a 1917 American silent comedy drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Charles Ray. It was produced by Thomas H. Ince and released by Triangle Film Corporation. The film was remade in 1925 starring Glenn Hunter under the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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