"Screen Directors Playhouse"- Rookie of the Year (1955)

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  • ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
    (TV)

    DIRECTED BY JOHN FORD
    EXECUTIVE PRODUCER-SIDNEY S. VAN KEUREN
    HAL ROACH STUDIOS PRODUCTION
    NBC TELEVISION



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    Plot Summary
    Duke is a reporter, who recognizes a hot young baseball player(Patrick Wayne)
    is the son of a former famous, and infamous-ballplayer(Ward Bond),
    who was accused of throwing the World Series.
    Vera Miles, plays the ex-ballplayers daughter.
    summary by ethanedwards


    Full Cast
    John Wayne ... Mike Cronin
    Vera Miles ... Ruth Dahlberg
    Ward Bond ... Buck Goodhue, alias Buck Garrison
    James Gleason ... Ed Shaeffer
    Patrick Wayne ... Lyn Goodhue (as Pat Wayne)
    Willis Bouchey ... Cully
    Harry Tyler ... Mr. White
    William Forrest ... Walker
    Robert Lyden ... Willie
    Tiger Fafara ... Bobby


    Writing Credits
    W.R. Burnett (story)
    Frank S. Nugent (written by) (as Frank Nugent)


    Cinematography
    Hal Mohr


    Goof
    Lyn Goodhue is seen playing for the New York Yankees
    wearing the number 4 on his uniform.
    The Yankees retired No. 4 on July 4, 1939, to honor its original wearer Lou Gehrig



    Filming Locations


    Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA



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    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 7 times, last by ethanedwards ().

  • Rookie of the Year is a half-hour baseball drama directed by John Ford
    and starring John Wayne, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, and Patrick Wayne,
    all of whom Ford would direct in The Searchers the following year.
    This film was an installment of the television anthology series Screen Director's Playhouse.


    A sportswriter (John Wayne) realizes that a talented young rookie (Patrick Wayne)
    is the son a former player (Ward Bond) convicted of throwing a game.


    Patrick Wayne would later play a similar role in a 1962 television drama,
    also directed by John Ford, called Flashing Spikes, starring James Stewart
    and featuring John Wayne in a lengthy surprise appearance.


    Soon after completing The Searchers
    Duke joined his son Patrick, Vera Miles and Ward Bond, for an episode of,
    Screen Director's Playhouse, a TV series.
    John Ford had directed a segment, called Rookie of the Year


    The show was aired on December 7th. 1955, and featured
    young Patrick in the title role.
    Duke accepted the part as a courtesy to his son, and his favourite director.


    Duke was convinced that TV, was not for him!

    I have this, on VHS, and is very grainy, and shaky,
    but interesting to have, and fun to watch.


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    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

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