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Release Date:
28 November 1956 (USA) more
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Star of "Seven Year Itch" -- Tom Ewell is a RIOT
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Bruce Hallerton becomes coach of the Panthers, a little league baseball team. The fact, that an attractive... more | add synopsis
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Charming but very slight comedy more (2 total)

Cast

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Tom Ewell ... Bruce Hallerton

Anne Francis ... Betty Hallerton

Ann Miller ... Mrs. Doris Patterson

Dean Jones ... Buck Rivers
Rudy Lee ... Dennis Hallerton
Judson Pratt ... Ed Ryder
Raymond Bailey ... George Carruthers
Wilfred Knapp ... Mr. Dawson
Bob Jellison ... Mr. O'Keefe
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Runtime:
USA:90 min (Turner library print)
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1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

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Charming but very slight comedy, 12 April 2007
6/10
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

This is certainly NOT a movie that will change your life or overwhelm you with big stars, action or exotic locales! However, considering how modest the pretensions are, this is actually a very nice family film that is worth a look. In many ways, this film reminds me of films like MR. SCOUTMASTER and THE PRIVATE WAR OF MAJOR BENSON--all are amiable enough films about a man being mismatched with kids--along with rather predictable results. Some will no doubt be unimpressed, but I actually like a film like this on occasion--just a bit of old fashion fun with Tom Ewell and the rest of the cast.

By the way, Mr. Ewell was just fine in the film, but considering he had a gorgeous wife like Ann Francis, I don't know why all he ever seemed to think about was baseball!!

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