Alibi Ike (1935)
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In this rollicking adaptation of Ring Lardner's short story, Joe E. Brown plays an ace baseball player whose insistence upon making up excuses earns him the nickname "Alibi Ike." In the course of his first season with the Chicago Cubs, Brown also falls in love with Olivia De Havilland,… More In this rollicking adaptation of Ring Lardner's short story, Joe E. Brown plays an ace baseball player whose insistence upon making up excuses earns him the nickname "Alibi Ike." In the course of his first season with the Chicago Cubs, Brown also falls in love with Olivia De Havilland, sister-in-law of the team's manager. Brown's "alibi" habit prompts De Havilland to walk out on him, whereupon he goes into a slump-- which coincides with attempts by gamblers to get Brown to throw the World Series. The plot weaves its way towards a climax in which Brown escapes the gamblers by commandeering an ambulance and driving onto the ball field during the final Series game. Alibi Ike was the most successful of Joe E. Brown's "baseball trilogy" (which included Elmer the Great and Fireman Save My Child), and one the best baseball comedies of all time. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ray Enright
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 15, 1935 Wide
- Studio
- Unknown
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Cast
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William Frawley
as Cap
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Joe E. Brown
as Frank X. Farrell
- Eddy Chandler
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Spencer Charters
as Minister
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Jack Cheatham
as Operator
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George Pat Collins
as Lieutenant
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Joseph Crehan
as Conductor
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Olivia de Havilland
as Dolly
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Ruth Donnelly
as Bess
- William "Wild Bill" Elliott
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Paul Harvey
as Crawford
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Selmar Jackson
as Announcer
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Roscoe Karns
as Cary
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Milt Kibbee
as Fans
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Joseph King
as Owner
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Gene Morgan
as Smitty
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Jack Norton
as Reporter
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Jed Prouty
as Jewelry Merchant
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Cliff Saum
as Kelly
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Eddie Shubert
as Jack Mack
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Frank Sully
as Player
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
as Elevator Operator
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Bruce Mitchell
as Detective
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George Riley
as Ball Player
