The Kid from Cleveland
1949·United States·89 min.
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Teen baseball fan Johnny Barrows sneaks into the baseball stadium of the Cleveland Indians, then playing in the 1948 World Series; claiming to be an orphan, he befriends team members & broadcaster Mike Jackson. But it develops that Johnny has a troubled home life with his mother and stepfather, and is involved in juvenile crime. His 'better side' shows only when he runs away to visit the team again. Can Mike and the Indians (playing themselves) wrest Johnny away from bad influences?
DirectorHerbert Kline
MusicNathan Scott
CinematographyJack A. Marta
CastGeorge Brent·Lynn Bari·Russ Tamblyn·Tommy Cook·Ann Doran·Louis Jean Heydt·K. Elmo Lowe·John Beradino·Bill Veeck·Lou Boudreau·Tris Speaker·Hank Greenberg·Bob Feller·Gene Bearden·Leroy 'Satchel' Paige·Bob Lemon·Steve Gromek·Joe Gordon·Mickey Vernon·Ken Keltner·Ray Boone·Dale Mitchell·Larry Doby·Bob Kennedy·Jim HeganShow all
Original titleThe Kid from Cleveland