The Kid from Cleveland (1949)

Director:

Herbert Kline

Writers:

Herbert Kline (story) and
John Bright (story) ...

Release Date:

5 September 1949 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Plot:

Baseball team (the Cleveland Indians) helps a troubled teenaged fan.

Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Cleveland Indians | Stepfather | Stadium | World Series

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

George Brent	...	Michael 'Mike' Jackson
Lynn Bari	...	Katherine Jackson
Russ Tamblyn	...	Johnny Barrows (as Rusty Tamblyn)
Tommy Cook	...	Dan 'The Kid' Hudson
Ann Doran	...	Emily Barrows Novak
Louis Jean Heydt	...	Carl Novak
K. Elmo Lowe	...	Dave Joyce, aka Jake Dawson
John Beradino	...	Mac, the Fence
Bill Veeck	...	Himself - Cleveland Indians Owner and President
Lou Boudreau	...	Himself - Cleveland Indians Infielder and Manager
Tris Speaker	...	Himself - Cleveland Indians Coach
Hank Greenberg	...	Himself - Cleveland Indians Co-Owner and Outfilder
Bob Feller	...	Himself - Cleveland Indians Pitcher
Gene Bearden	...	Himself - Cleveland Indians Pitcher
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige	...	Himself - Cleveland Indians Pitcher (as Satchell Paige)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #14025)

Company:

Herbert Kline Productions

Trivia:

Archive footage was used for the 1948 game with the Boston Braves, the 1948 World Series, spring training in Tucson, Arizona, USA and a game in 1949. The Cleveland Indians received no pay for its participation in the film, but the individual players were offered a percentage of the profits.

a very sentimental movie for me

I was an "extra" in the movie, which was filmed at the end of street where I lived,near Hough Ave. It was very near League Park, at other end of my street! Some of the the kids in neighborhood were also in the movie, of course we were all not paid but did have a lot of fun with the "stars" and were treated to a ballgame, taken by bus, where we ran around under the bleachers. Have seen it a couple of times on AMC, but not in about last 6 yrs. or so. Was a bit of a "tearjerker" as brought back many memories of the days after WW11 and the pride we in Cleveland had, and I still have, for our Indians. Would love to have a copy,mainly to see if I could find myself among the kids. Can't find any on-line. Thanks for memories!