Rookie of the Year
Rookie of the Year
1955
Romance, Comedy
TV Episode
30m
A small town sportswriter attending the World Series recognizes a young ballplayer as the son of former baseball hero who was banned for throwing a game. (imdb)
Created by:
Frank S. Nugent
19 total credits
Credits include: The Searchers, The Quiet Man, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Fort Apache and Mister Roberts
44 total credits
Credits include: The Great Escape, The Asphalt Jungle, High Sierra, Little Caesar and This Gun for Hire
Directed by:
John Ford
113 total credits
Born in Maine, John Ford followed his brother Francis to Hollywood in 1914 and directed his first film, The Tornado, in 1917. Ford learned the art of filmmaking in the silent era, often combining well-paced stories with poetic and mythic imagery. He made a seamless transition to sound, eventually winning the Best Director Oscar four times. He might be best known for his many films starring John Wayne, and 1956's The Searchers remains widely regarded as a masterpiece in the history of cinema.
Writers:
Frank S. Nugent 19 total credits
Credits include: The Searchers, The Quiet Man, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Fort Apache and Mister Roberts
44 total credits
Credits include: The Great Escape, The Asphalt Jungle, High Sierra, Little Caesar and This Gun for Hire
Starring:
Ward Bond, James Gleason
125 total credits
James Austin Gleason was an American actor born in New York City. He was also a playwright and screenwriter. Balding and slender with a craggy voice and a master of the double-take, Gleason portrayed tough but warm-hearted characters, usually with a New York background. He appeared in several movies with his wife Lucille.Gleason co-wrote The Broadway Melody, the second film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, and had a small uncredited role in it...(Wikipedia)
66 total credits
Credits include: Psycho, The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Wrong Man and Psycho II
159 total credits
Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison; May 26, 1907 - June 11, 1979), better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive voice, walk and height. He was also known for his conservative political views and his support, beginning in the 1950s, for anti-communist positions...(Wikipedia)
31 total credits
Possessing his father's durable good looks, vigor and charm, this tall, strapping, exceedingly handsome second son of John Wayne had huge boots to fill in trying to escape his legendary father's shadow and corral Hollywood fame on his own terms. But attempt he did and, looking back, he may not have achieved the outright stardom of his father but certainly did quite admirably, making over 40 films in his career -- nine of them with his dad.
Cast & Info
Created by:
Frank S. Nugent 19 total credits
Credits include: The Searchers, The Quiet Man, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Fort Apache and Mister Roberts
44 total credits
Credits include: The Great Escape, The Asphalt Jungle, High Sierra, Little Caesar and This Gun for Hire
Directed by:
John Ford 113 total credits
Born in Maine, John Ford followed his brother Francis to Hollywood in 1914 and directed his first film, The Tornado, in 1917. Ford learned the art of filmmaking in the silent era, often combining well-paced stories with poetic and mythic imagery. He made a seamless transition to sound, eventually winning the Best Director Oscar four times. He might be best known for his many films starring John Wayne, and 1956's The Searchers remains widely regarded as a masterpiece in the history of cinema.
Writers:
Frank S. Nugent 19 total credits
Credits include: The Searchers, The Quiet Man, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Fort Apache and Mister Roberts
44 total credits
Credits include: The Great Escape, The Asphalt Jungle, High Sierra, Little Caesar and This Gun for Hire
Starring:
Ward Bond, James Gleason 125 total credits
James Austin Gleason was an American actor born in New York City. He was also a playwright and screenwriter. Balding and slender with a craggy voice and a master of the double-take, Gleason portrayed tough but warm-hearted characters, usually with a New York background. He appeared in several movies with his wife Lucille.Gleason co-wrote The Broadway Melody, the second film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, and had a small uncredited role in it...(Wikipedia)
66 total credits
Credits include: Psycho, The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Wrong Man and Psycho II
159 total credits
Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison; May 26, 1907 - June 11, 1979), better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive voice, walk and height. He was also known for his conservative political views and his support, beginning in the 1950s, for anti-communist positions...(Wikipedia)
31 total credits
Possessing his father's durable good looks, vigor and charm, this tall, strapping, exceedingly handsome second son of John Wayne had huge boots to fill in trying to escape his legendary father's shadow and corral Hollywood fame on his own terms. But attempt he did and, looking back, he may not have achieved the outright stardom of his father but certainly did quite admirably, making over 40 films in his career -- nine of them with his dad.
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