The Great American Pastime

The Great American Pastime

★ 7.0IMDb Score
Released:1956-11-28
Genre:Comedy
Duration:90 min
Director:Herman Hoffman
Actors:Tom Ewell, Anne Francis, Ann Miller, Dean Jones, Rudy Lee
Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

Bruce Hallerton becomes coach of the Panthers, a little league baseball team. The fact that an attractive widow has her son on the team causes problems with his wife.

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