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Life's Greatest Game

  • 1924
  • 1h 10m
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Jane Thomas and Johnnie Walker in Life's Greatest Game (1924)
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Jack Donovan, a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, refuses to throw a game for gambler Mike Moran. Moran retaliates by breaking up Donovan's family. Believing that his wife and son died in the si... Read allJack Donovan, a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, refuses to throw a game for gambler Mike Moran. Moran retaliates by breaking up Donovan's family. Believing that his wife and son died in the sinking of an ocean liner, Donovan stays in baseball and, 20 years later, becomes manager of... Read allJack Donovan, a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, refuses to throw a game for gambler Mike Moran. Moran retaliates by breaking up Donovan's family. Believing that his wife and son died in the sinking of an ocean liner, Donovan stays in baseball and, 20 years later, becomes manager of the New York Giants. What he doesn't know is that his family isn't dead and his son, Jack... Read all

  • Director
    • Emory Johnson
  • Writer
    • Emilie Johnson
  • Stars
    • Tom Santschi
    • Jane Thomas
    • Dick Brandon
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    • Director
      • Emory Johnson
    • Writer
      • Emilie Johnson
    • Stars
      • Tom Santschi
      • Jane Thomas
      • Dick Brandon
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Tom Santschi
    Tom Santschi
    • Jack Donovan
    Jane Thomas
    • Mary Donovan
    Dick Brandon
    • Jack Donovan Jr. (age 3)
    • (as Dicky Brandon)
    Johnnie Walker
    Johnnie Walker
    • Jackie Donovan Jr. (age 20)
    David Kirby
    • Mike Moran
    Gertrude Olmstead
    Gertrude Olmstead
    • Nora Malone
    Tommy Hicks
    • Fat Kid
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Emory Johnson
    • Writer
      • Emilie Johnson
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      This film is considered lost, no copy of the film has been found in any film archive.

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    • Release date
      • September 28, 1924 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Grandstand Play
    • Production company
      • Emory Johnson Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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