Idiosyncratic new recruit Francis "Ike" Farrell tries to help the Cubs to the pennant with his pitching and hitting.
Acting
Joe E. Brown's rubber face and elastic limbs doing Olympic-level physical comedy.
Writing
Ring Lardner's slang-drenched dialogue zips faster than Ike's fastball.
Director
Ray Enright
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Olivia de Havilland's first Hollywood role after being discovered in a local production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'
Ring Lardner's original stories satirized 1920s baseball culture, but the Depression-era film softens the cynicism into pure escapism.
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