The Kid from Cleveland

The Kid from Cleveland is a 1949 film which told the story of a "troubled teenaged fan" being helped by his favorite baseball team - the Cleveland Indians. The Indians had just won the 1948 World Series and many of the team's players made appearances along with owner Bill Veeck, co-owner and former Major League Baseball star Hank Greenberg, and current coach and Baseball Hall-of-Famer Tris Speaker. Also featured were the team's current and former ballparks, Cleveland Municipal Stadium and League Park.

Cast

*George Brent (who would later receive two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
*Lynn Bari
*Russ Tamblyn
*Tommy Cook as Dan 'The Kid' Hudson
*Ann Doran
*Louis Jean Heyd
*K. Elmo Lowe
*John Beradino

Cleveland Indians in the cast

as themselves:
*Bill Veeck
*Lou Boudreau
*Tris Speaker
*Hank Greenberg
*Bob Feller
*Gene Bearden
*Satchel Paige (listed as Satchell Paige)
*Bob Lemon
*Steve Gromek
*Joe Gordon
*Mickey Vernon
*Ken Keltner
*Ray Boone
*Dale Mitchell
*Larry Doby
*Bob Kennedy
*Jim Hegan

Uncredited Cleveland Indians in the cast

(as themselves)
*Bobby Avila
*Al Benton
*Allie Clark
*Mike Garcia
*Mel Harder
*Bill McKechnie
*Frank Papish
*Hal Peck
*Mike Tresh
*Thurman Tucker
*Lefty Weisman
*Early Wynn
*Sam Zoldak

Baseball umpires (uncredited)

*Bill Grieve
*Bill Summers

Several Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves players also appear in the film in archive baseball footage segments from the 1948 World Series.

References

*http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041545/