Casey at the Bat (1916 film)
Casey at the Bat is a lost 1916 American silent sports drama film produced by Fine Arts Studios in Hollywood, directed by Lloyd Ingraham, and starring DeWolf Hopper with principal support from Marguerite Marsh, Frank Bennett, and Kate Toncray. The photoplay's scenario, written by William E. Wing, was based on Ernest Thayer's 1888 baseball poem of the same title.
| Casey at the Bat | |
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Casey (DeWolf Hopper) in batting practice before the big game against Frogtown | |
| Directed by | Lloyd Ingraham |
| Written by | William E. Wing (scenario) |
| Based on | "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Thayer, 1888 |
| Starring | DeWolf Hopper |
Production companies | Fine Arts Studios, a subsidiary of Triangle Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | Triangle Film Corporation |
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Running time | 5 reels (55-65 minutes) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Library of Congress includes the film among the National Film Preservation Board's list of "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films" produced between 1912 and 1929.
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