Casey Stengel

Casey Stengel

1981 · 56 min · ★ 7.0 · TV Movie, History, Drama

Charles Durning appears as the legendary baseball manager Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel in this one-man show presented before a live studio audience.

Directed by Nick Havinga · Written by Sidney Carroll

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