Alibi Ike (1935) On DVD

Actor:           Joe E. Brown, Olivia De Havilland, Ruth Donnelly, Roscoe Karns, William Frawley      
Director:      Ray Enright
Genre:          Comedy
Year:            1935
Studio:         Warner/Allied Vaughn
Length:        73
Released:   July 23, 2010
Rating:         Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:        DVD
Misc:            NTSC, Black & White
Language:  English
Subtitles  :  N/A

DESCRIPTION:

Baseball rookie Frank X. Farrell is a phenom, a kid who can hurl the ol' horsehide and swing the lumber so well he may lead Chicago's beloved Cubbies to a pennant. He can sure spin excuses and blarney, too! Joe E. Brown brings a whirlybird wind-up and a love for the game to this comic Ring Lardner tale. You can't tell the players without a scorecard but sports-minded moviegoers recognized Bob Meusel, Jim Thorpe and other former professional ball players on the film's diamonds. But an even bigger treat for viewers then and now is the first screen appearance of a future movie immortal singled out as "a charming newcomer" by Frank S. Nugent in The New York Times. Her name: Olivia de Havilland.