Bert, a pitcher for a baseball team in a small town, is given the opportunity to try out for a team in the big leagues. Unfortunately, he incurs the enmity of McRae, the league's leading home-run hitter.
If you’re looking for a lost masterpiece of the silent era, this isn’t it. But if you’ve ever sat through a local minor league game just for the atmosphere—the smell of the grass, the weirdly specific insults from the stands—Warming Up has a bit of that same dusty, low-stakes charm. It’s worth a look for Jean Arthur co...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Fred C. Newmeyer
Reggie Morris
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"If you’re looking for a lost masterpiece of the silent era, this isn’t it. But if you’ve ever sat through a local minor league game just for the atmosphere—the smell of the grass, the weirdly specific insults from the stands—Warming Up has a bit of that same dusty, low-stakes charm. It’s worth a look for Jean Arthur completists, though she’s mostly just there to look concerned in the stands while men in very high-waisted pants glare at each other. Richard Dix plays Bert, the pitcher. He has thi..."
George Marion Jr., Ray Harris, Sam Mintz
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