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Glenn Hunter.
Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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The Pinch Hitter
(1925) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6259 feet
Directed by Joseph Henabery
Cast: Glenn Hunter [Joel Martin], Constance Bennett [Abby Nettleton], Jack Drumier [Obadiah Parker, Joel’s uncle], Reginald Sheffield [Alexis Thompson], Antrim Short [Jimmy Slater], George Cline [Coach Nolan], Mary Foy [Aunt Martha], James E. Sullivan [the college dean], Joseph Burke [Charlie], Frank Cox [extra]
Encore Pictures production; distributed by The Associated Exhibitors, Incorporated. / From a screen story by C. Gardner Sullivan. Cinematography by Jules Cronjager. / © 30 December 1925 [LU22201]. Released 13 December 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Portions of the film were shot on the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey. A remake of The Pinch Hitter (1917).
Comedy-Drama: Sports: Baseball.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Athletes: Baseball players - Colleges: Students - Sports: Baseball
Listing updated: 18 November 2009.
References: Edelman-Baseball pp. 12, 23, 204; FilmYearBook-1926 p. 61; Limbacher-Feature p. 189: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Steve Greene.
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