The Kid from Left Field (1953)
The Grand Picture About the Grandest Game of All -- You'll Love Every Wonderful Minute of It!
80 min
Coop's an ex-ballplayer is now a peanut vendor, who takes too much of an interest in the game. But he's passed on his craze for baseball to his son, Christie. When his dad gets fired, Chris makes friends with the former team owner's niece (and her boyfriend Pete), and not only gets his dad's job back, but a batboy position for himself. With his dad's help, Christie begins to make a few suggestions here and there. And as a publicity stunt, the team makes him their youngest manager on record. But when Chris gets sick, Coop has to come to the rescue.
- Release date
- July 1, 1953
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Dan Dailey as Larry 'Pop' Cooper
- Anne Bancroft as Marian Foley
- Billy Chapin as Christy Cooper
- Lloyd Bridges as Pete Haines
- Ray Collins as Fred F. Whacker
- Richard Egan as Billy Lorant
- Bob Hopkins as Bobo Noonan
- Alex Gerry as J.R. Johnson
- Walter Sande as Barnes
- Fess Parker as McDougal
Crew
- Harmon Jones · Director
- Jack Sher · Writer
- Leonard Goldstein · Producer
- Harry Jackson · Cinematographer
- William Reynolds · Editor