Summaries

Legendary Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle stars with his Yankee teammate Roger Maris in this good-natured story of dreams that really do come true.

Young Hutch Lawton brags to his Little League buddies that his dad knows Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. Forced to "put up or shut up" Hutch goes to spring training camp where he is lectured about honesty being the best policy. He returns to face his buddies with the truth to find the entire Little League team invited to camp.—Ed Stephan <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • father son relationship
  • lie
  • boy
  • scene during opening credits
  • little league baseball
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Family
  • Sport
Release date Apr 12, 1962
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Production companies Columbia Pictures

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 24m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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