The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify

Name: The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify
Released: 1914-12-09
Cast: Wallace Beery, Beverly Bayne, Francis X. Bushman, Rapley Holmes

1914

Rube Homer Splivins imitates the actions of a famous matinee idol in order to woo his lady love.

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.

No Language

Director: Richard Foster Baker

Writer: George Ade

Top Cast

Wallace Beery

Homer Splivins

Beverly Bayne

Lucy Livingston

Francis X. Bushman

The Matinee Idol

Rapley Holmes

Lucy's Father

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