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Warming Up (1928 film)

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Cinematography
  
Initial release
  
15 July 1928

Music director
  
3/10
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Music by
  
Gerard Carbonara

Distributed by
  
Director
  
Fred C. Newmeyer

Starring
  
Richard DixJean Arthur

Release date
  
August 4, 1928 (1928-08-04)

Written by
  
Sam Mintz, George Marion Jr.

Similar
  
The Moth, Sailor's Holiday, The Perfect Clown, They Never Come Back, Discarded Lovers

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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

  • 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.

    References

    Warming Up (1928 film) Wikipedia