Warming Up (1928 film)
| Warming Up | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Fred C. Newmeyer |
| Written by | Ray Harris (screenplay) Sam Mintz (story) George Marion, Jr. (intertitles) |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Richard Dix Jean Arthur |
| Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
| Music by | Gerard Carbonara |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles; also sound version with music and sound effects only |
Warming Up (1928) is a baseball film starring Richard Dix and Jean Arthur, directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, and released by Paramount Pictures in the Movietone sound system as Paramount's first sound film.
The film was released in a silent version and a sound version. The sound version had synchronized music and sound effects without dialogue.[1]
The film featured several major league baseball players as themselves.
Cast
- Richard Dix ... Bert Tulliver
- Jean Arthur ... Mary Post
- Claude King ... Mr. Post
- Philo McCullough ... McRae
- Billy Kent Schaefer ... Edsel
- Roscoe Karns ... Hippo
- James Dugan ... Brill
- Mike Donlin ... Veteran Baseball Player/Himself
- Mike Ready ... Himself
- Chet Thomas ... Himself
- Joe Pirrone ... Himself
- Wally Hood ... Himself
- Bob Murray ... Himself
- Truck Hannah ... Himself
Plot
Bert Tulliver (Dix), a pitcher for a baseball team in a small town, is given the opportunity to try out for a team in the big leagues. Unfortunately, he incurs the enmity of McRae (McCullough), the league's leading home-run hitter. In addition, Bert falls for the team owner's daughter Mary (Arthur), who McRae has designs on.
Lost Film status
According to notes on the Wikipedia entry for Richard Dix, this film is now considered a lost film.