''Baseball Madness'' is a 1917 American silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Billy Mason Billy Mason (April 1, 1889 – January 24, 1941) was an American vaudeville performer and film comedian of the silent era.Etulain o,293 He appeared in over a hundred short films as well as several features. He also directed a handful of films, inc ...

and starring

Gloria Swanson Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899April 4, 1983) was an American actress and producer. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most f ...

Cast

* Orin Jackson (as Orin C. Jackson) *

Mark Fenton Mark Fenton (November 11, 1866 – July 29, 1925) was an American stage performer and motion-picture character actor who appeared in at least 80 films between 1914 and 1925. Fenton had considerable experience performing on stage prior to ...

* Countess Du Cello (as Countess Mary Du Cello) *

Victor Potel Victor Potel (October 12, 1889 – March 8, 1947) was an American film character actor who began in the silent era and appeared in more than 430 films in his 38-year career. Career Victor Potel was born in Lafayette, Indiana in 1889, and hi ...

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* 1917 films 1917 comedy films 1917 short films 1910s sports comedy films American baseball films American silent short films American sports comedy films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films American comedy short films 1910s American films Silent American comedy films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub