Brooklyn is without a manager, and owner Sara Allgood is searching for Nolan ("Butterfingers"), who was disgraced for an error on the field years ago, but has dropped from sight. She finally locates him in an out-of-the way minor league town, but he is still pouting about the way he was treated because of his error. She gets him to come home to manage Brooklyn, and then dies of a heart attack, and the "goat" is without his protector. So he has to work with William Frawley, the General Manager who supports him, and the principal heir, Carole Landis, who does not. Landis is a prime example of one of those Hollywood-taught affected blue-blood accents that sound so phoney. (One of the minority heirs is Isabel Randolph - Abigail Uppington on the Fibber McGee radio show.) But Nolan romances Landis and she eventually becomes a fan - and begins to fork out money for players. Then a player whom Nolan had known as a child (George Holmes) joins the team and is an instant sensation. And Brooklyn begins to win.
Then things begin to deteriorate, with the predictable twists that lead to a cliffhanger situation - both romantically and on the field. But get ready for a slam-bang finish!
This is a great portrayal of Brooklyn's love/hate relationship with Dem Bums, with some great old-time live footage of actual ballgames.
Nolan and Landis
2 comments:
maybe we can come watch it with you soon.
Sounds like one worth finding. We love baseball.
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