The Pinch Hitter

The Pinch Hitter

NR 1925 · 70 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy

Joel Parker is sent to college by his crabby farmer father only because it was his mother's dying wish that he get an education. At college, he's immediately pegged as a chump and is constantly victimized by the other students, headed by Jimmie Slater. Only Abbie Nettleton, who works at the campus bakery, has any sympathy for him.

Directed by Joseph Henabery · Written by C. Gardner Sullivan

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