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Death on the Diamond (1934) – Baseball, Murder and Robert Young

July 7, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Death on the Diamond

MGM’s baseball murder mystery Death on the Diamond (1934) stars Robert Young and Madge Evans. A decent mystery and a strong baseball movie at the same time. Directed by Edward Sedgwick and also featuring David Landau, Paul Kelly, Nat Pendleton and Ted Healy.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Baseball, C. Henry Gordon, cortland fitzsimmons, David Landau, death on the diamond, DeWitt Jennings, Edward Brophy, edward sedgwick, Joe Sawyer, Madge Evans, MGM, Mickey Rooney, Murder, Mysteries, Nat Pendleton, Paul Kelly, robert livingston, Robert Young, st louis cardinals, Ted Healy, Willard Robertson

Marguerite Courtot – Biography of a Beauty of the Silent Screen

July 6, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Raymond McKee and Marguerite Courtot

A long biography of silent film beauty Marguerite Courtot. She rose to fame as as teenager in the mid-1910’s and later married Down to the Sea in Ships co-star Raymond McKee. Mckee’s biographical details are covered as well.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: Baseball, down to the sea in ships, edison company, George B Seitz, harrison fisher, harry millarde, kalem, lubin, Marguerite Courtot, model, raymond mckee, serials, silent actress, silent stars, smith family, the octoroon, the vampire

1919 Zeenut Fatty Arbuckle Card Offered in Hake’s Auction #204

October 30, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

1919 Fatty Arbuckle Zeenut Baseball Card

When a movie card is actually a baseball card it’ll set you back a few dollars! Hake’s is auctioning a SGC 10 example of the 1919 Zeenut PCL Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle baseball card.

Filed Under: Movie Collectibles, News - Notes Tagged With: Baseball, Fatty Arbuckle, PCL, Roscoe Arbuckle, us, Vernon Tigers, Zeenut

Ronald Reagan as Baseball Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander

August 16, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

A look at Baseball Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander and how Ol Pete was portrayed by Ronald Reagan in The Winning Team (1952) with focus on the 1926 World Series.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: 1952, Baseball, Biopics, doris day, frank lovejoy, grover cleveland alexander, rogers hornsby, Ronald Reagan, Sports, world series

Baseball Movie The Stratton Story (1949) Starring James Stewart

August 12, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 8 Comments

June Allyson James Stewart Stratton Story

Jimmy Stewart stars in The Stratton Story about tragic baseball pitcher Monty Stratton. Starring James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Morgan and Agnes Moorehead.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1949, Agnes Moorehead, Baseball, Biopics, Frank Morgan, James Stewart, jimmy dykes, June Allyson, MGM, monty stratton, Sam Wood, Sports

The Tip-Off (1931) with Eddie Quillan, Ginger Rogers and Turkey Mike Donlin

March 22, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Eddie Quillan 1920s 5x7 Fan Photo

A pre-Code release from RKO Pathe, The Tip-Off (1931) features Ginger Rogers in an early role but most of the fun comes from its fresh-faced star Eddie Quillan.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Baseball, boxers, Comedies, Eddie Quillan, Gangsters, Ginger Rogers, Joan Peers, Mike Donlin, pre-Code, Ralf Harolde, RKO (Pathe), Robert Armstrong, The Tip-Off

Sports Photos Inside Burr McIntosh Monthly July 1905

March 5, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

A look inside the July 1905 issue of Burr McIntosh Monthly, one of the few issues of the beautiful photo magazine containing sports images including a baseball shot.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: automobile parade, Baseball, battle of the bowl, burr mcintosh, relay, university of pennsylvania

More on The Stratton Story

March 2, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

A follow-up to coverage of the actual Sporting News article about Monte Stratton’s amputation with a more in-depth look at The Stratton Story (1949) with James Stewart and June Allyson.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Agnes Moorehead, Baseball, Frank Morgan, James Stewart, June Allyson, Sports

Coverage of The Stratton Story inside The Sporting News

February 14, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Coverage of Monty Stratton’s accident as it happened inside the December 1, 1938 issue of The Sporting News, plus notes on 1949’s The Stratton Story and more.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Baseball, James Stewart, monty stratton, Sports




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