Butter Fingers
About Butter Fingers
A baseball comedy built on the pitcher. His arm is special enough that someone tries to force a thrown game. He has other plans.
Cast & crew
More about Butter Fingers
Del Lord directed this silent sports comedy. Billy Bevan stars. Andy Clyde, Ruth Taylor, Madeline Hurlock, Kewpie Morgan, and Barney Hellum are in the catalog cast. Wikidata times it at 16 minutes. The Internet Archive identifier is Butterfingers.
Themes
Notes
- The threat in the short is a rigged game, aimed at the pitcher.
- Bevan is the star. Lord, later a mainstay of sound two-reelers, directs.
Scenes
- Someone tries to make the pitcher throw the game. He does not go along.
Also available
- Internet Archive (Butterfingers)