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                  Glenn Hunter. 
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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, Rolland Flander 
            [?] Encore Pictures and/or Oscar Price Productions? production; distributed by The Associated Exhibitors, Incorporated. / Produced by Oscar Price. From a screen story by C. Gardner Sullivan. Cinematography by Jules Cronjager. Presented by Associated Exhibitors, Incorporated. / © 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: 28 January 2025. 
            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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