3 /10 1 Votes
Initial release 15 July 1928 | 3/10 Music by Gerard Carbonara Director Fred C. Newmeyer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring Richard DixJean Arthur Release date August 4, 1928 (1928-08-04) Similar The Moth, Sailor's Holiday, The Perfect Clown, They Never Come Back, Discarded Lovers |
Warming up 1928 overtune disc audio disc
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.
Contents
The film was released in a silent version and a sound version. The sound version had synchronized music and sound effects without dialogue.
The film featured several major league baseball players as themselves.
Cast
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.