Catch-As-Catch-Can (1927)
Overview
Reed, a small-time baseball manager in love with Lucille Bascom, takes the blame for a game-fixing scandal to protect her brother, Phil, the team's star pitcher. Disgraced, Reed becomes a reporter and uncovers a plot by the game-fixer, Ward Hastings, and a corrupt wrestler, Butch, to oust Lucille’s father from his mayoral office. After a climactic confrontation where Hastings dies and Reed defeats Butch, Phil confesses, clearing Reed's name. Reed reunites with Lucille and is appointed the town's new police chief.
What is Catch-As-Catch-Can about?
Reed, a small-time baseball manager in love with Lucille Bascom, takes the blame for a game-fixing scandal to protect her brother, Phil, the team's star pitcher. Disgraced, Reed becomes a reporter and uncovers a plot by the game-fixer, Ward Hastings, and a corrupt wrestler, Butch, to oust Lucille’s father from his mayoral office. After a climactic confrontation where Hastings dies and Reed defeats Butch, Phil confesses, clearing Reed's name. Reed reunites with Lucille and is appointed the town's new police chief. Catch-As-Catch-Can is a Action, Crime, Drama movie, released on 1927-06-01, runtime 50 minutes.
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Directed by
Charles Hutchison
Cast
- Rose Blossom as Lucille Bascom
- William Fairbanks as Reed Powers
- Jack Blossom as George Bascom
- Larry Shannon as Phil Bascom
- Walter Shumway as Ward Hastings
- George Kotsonaros as Butch
- Georgie Chapman as Slippery Schnitzel
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