''Slide, Kelly, Slide'' is a 1927 American
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
, released by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, commonly shortened to MGM or MGM Studios) is an American Film production, film and television production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered ...
, directed by
Edward Sedgwick
Edward Sedgwick, Jr. (November 7, 1889 – May 7, 1953) was an American film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and film producer, producer.
Early life
He was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Edward Sedgwick, Sr. and Josephine Walker, ...
, and starring
William Haines,
Sally O'Neil, and
Harry Carey.
Cast
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William Haines as Jim Kelly (fictionalized version of
Mike "King" Kelly)
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Sally O'Neil as Mary Munson
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Harry Carey as Tom Munson
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Frank Coghlan Jr. as Mickey Martin (as Junior Coghlan)
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Warner Richmond as CliffMacklin
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Paul Kelly as Fresbie
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Karl Dane as Swede Hansen
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Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as McLean (as Guinn Williams)
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Mike Donlin as himself
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Irish Meusel
Emil Frederick "Irish" Meusel (June 9, 1893 – March 1, 1963) was an American baseball left fielder. He played in the major leagues between 1914 and 1927 for the Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Robi ...
as himself
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Bob Meusel as himself
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Tony Lazzeri as himself
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Johnny Mack Brown as himself
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Lew Fonseca as himself (unconfirmed)
Crew
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David Townsend - Set Designer
See also
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Harry Carey filmography
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List of baseball films
References
External links
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Stillat dorothysebastian.com
1927 films
1920s sports comedy films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
American baseball films
Films directed by Edward Sedgwick
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
1927 comedy films
1920s American films
Silent American sports comedy films
1920s English-language films
English-language sports comedy films
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