The Busher
(1919) American
B&W : Five reels / 4768 feet
Directed by Jerry Storm (Jerome Storm)

Cast: Charles Ray [Ben Harding], Colleen Moore [Mazie Palmer], Jack Gilbert (John Gilbert) [Jim Blair], Jay Morley [Billy Palmer], Otto Hoffman [Deacon Nasby], Jack Nelson, Louis Durham

Thomas H. Ince Corporation production; distributed by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation (Paramount Pictures Corporation). / Production supervised by Thomas H. Ince. Scenario by R. Cecil Smith, from the story “South Paw” by Earle Snell. Cinematography by Chester Lyons. / © 7 May 1919 by Thomas H. Ince Corporation [LP13709]. Released 18 May 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format.

Comedy-Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.0546.

Survival Status: Prints exist in the Em Gee Film Library film collection [16mm reduction positive], and in private film collections [16mm reduction positives].

Keywords: Athletes: Baseball players - Sports: Baseball: Balls, Diamonds, Parks - Transportation: Trains

Listing updated: 28 October 2005.

References: Film credits, film viewing : AFI-F1 n. F1.0546; Edelman-Baseball pp. 9-10, 21-22, 203; Carroll-Matinee p. 119; Drew-Speaking pp. 165, 282; Limbacher-Feature p. 34; Weaver-Twenty p. 142.

Home Video: DVD.