''The Pinch Hitter'' is a 1925 American silent

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directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Glenn Hunter and Constance Bennett. It is a

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of a 1917 film of the same name starring Charles Ray. It was produced and distributed by Associated Exhibitors. A print survives.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Pinch Hitter''
at silentera.com

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Joel Martin, a small town youth who is a baseball fan, becomes the butt of everyone’s jokes at college, and the going becomes worse after he falls in love with the school’s favorite waitress. He is put on the school baseball team as mascot, but when he is sent in as pinch hitter, he wins the big game and the affection of the young woman.

Cast

* Glenn Hunter as Joel Martin * Constance Bennett as Abby Nettleton * Jack Drumier as Obadiah Parker * Reginald Sheffield as Alexis Thornton * Antrim Short as Jimmy Slater *George Cline as Coach Nolan

References

External links

* * 1925 films American silent feature films Films directed by Joseph Henabery First National Pictures films American black-and-white films American sports comedy films 1920s sports comedy films 1925 comedy films Associated Exhibitors films 1920s American films Silent American comedy films 1920s English-language films Silent sports comedy films English-language sports comedy films {{sport-film-stub