# Play Ball (serial) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Play_Ball_(serial) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Play_Ball_(serial).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_Ball_(serial) > Source revision: 1339496386 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1925 film Play Ball Advertisement Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet Written by Frank Leon Smith Produced by Spencer Gordon Bennet Starring Walter Miller Allene Ray Cinematography Horace G. Plympton Distributed by Pathé Exchange Release date July 19, 1925 (1925-07-19) Running time 10 episodes 2 reels each Country United States Language Silent (English intertitles) ***Play Ball*** is a 1925 American [drama](/source/Drama_film) [film serial](/source/Film_serial) directed by [Spencer Gordon Bennet](/source/Spencer_Gordon_Bennet) and starring [Walter Miller](/source/Walter_Miller_(actor)) and [Allene Ray](/source/Allene_Ray). The film is now considered to be [lost](/source/Lost_film).[1] Another 1925 film, a comedy short starring [Chester Conklin](/source/Chester_Conklin) and [Milburn Morante](/source/Milburn_Morante), also used the title *Play Ball*. ## Cast - [Walter Miller](/source/Walter_Miller_(actor)) as Jack Rollins - [Allene Ray](/source/Allene_Ray) as Doris Sutton - [Harry Semels](/source/Harry_Semels) as Count Segundo - [J. Barney Sherry](/source/J._Barney_Sherry) as Thomas W. Sutton - Mary Milnor as Maybelle Pratt - Wally Oettel as Rutger Farnsworth - Franklyn Hanna as Senator Hornell - [John McGraw](/source/John_McGraw) as self[1] - [New York Giants baseball team](/source/New_York_Giants_(baseball))[1] ## Chapter titles 1. "To the Rescue" 1. "The Flaming Float" 1. "Betrayed" 1. "The Decoy Wire" 1. "Face to Face" 1. "The Showdown" 1. "A Mission of Hate" 1. "Double Peril" 1. "Into Segundo’s Hands" 1. "A Home Plate Wedding" ## See also - [List of film serials](/source/List_of_film_serials) - [List of film serials by studio](/source/List_of_film_serials_by_studio) - [List of lost films](/source/List_of_lost_films) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-silentera_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-silentera_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-silentera_1-2) ["Progressive Silent Film List: *Play Ball*"](http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/PlayBall1925.html). *silentera.com*. Retrieved February 16, 2008. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Play Ball (serial)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Play_Ball_(serial)). - [*Play Ball*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016227/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Films directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet Play Ball (1925) Marked Money (1928) Rogue of the Rio Grande (1930) The Last Frontier (1932) The Midnight Warning (1932) Justice Takes a Holiday (1933) Jaws of Justice (1933) Badge of Honor (1934) Ferocious Pal (1934) The Fighting Rookie (1934) The Oil Raider (1934) Rescue Squad (1935) Calling All Cars (1935) Lawless Riders (1935) Get That Man (1935) Heir to Trouble (1935) Western Courage (1935) Heroes of the Range (1936) Avenging Waters (1936) The Cattle Thief (1936) The Fugitive Sheriff (1936) The Unknown Ranger (1936) Rio Grande Ranger (1936) Ranger Courage (1937) Law of the Ranger (1937) Reckless Ranger (1937) The Rangers Step In (1937) The Mysterious Pilot (1937) Across the Plains (1939) Riders of the Frontier (1939) Oklahoma Terror (1939) Westbound Stage (1939) The Cowboy from Sundown (1940) Ridin' the Cherokee Trail (1941) Arizona Bound (1941) The Gunman from Bodie (1941) They Raid by Night (1942) The Secret Code (1942) The Valley of Vanishing Men (1942) G-Men vs. the Black Dragon (1943) Calling Wild Bill Elliott (1943) Secret Service in Darkest Africa (1943) California Joe (1943) Canyon City (1943) Beneath Western Skies (1944) Mojave Firebrand (1944) Code of the Prairie (1944) Zorro's Black Whip (1944) The Tiger Woman (1944) The Black Widow (1947) Superman (1948) Bruce Gentry – Daredevil of the Skies (1949) Batman and Robin (1949) Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949) Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere (1951) King of the Congo (1952) The Lost Planet (1953) Blazing the Overland Trail (1956) Perils of the Wilderness (1956) The Atomic Submarine (1959) The Bounty Killer (1965) Requiem for a Gunfighter (1965) D-Day on Mars (1966) v t e Pathé Exchange serials With Wharton, Inc. (1914–1915) The Perils of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine The New Exploits of Elaine The Romance of Elaine With Astra Films (1916–1920) Pearl of the Army The Shielding Shadow The Fatal Ring The Hidden Hand Mystery of the Double Cross The Seven Pearls Hands Up The House of Hate Bound and Gagged The Lightning Raider Terror of the Range The Tiger's Trail Daredevil Jack The Phantom Foe Pirate Gold The Third Eye Trailed by Three With Ruth Roland Serials (1919-1924) The Adventures of Ruth Ruth of the Rockies The Avenging Arrow White Eagle The Timber Queen Haunted Valley Ruth of the Range Pathé Exchange Only (1921–1929) Double Adventure Her Dangerous Path The Fortieth Door Galloping Hoofs Into the Net Leatherstocking Ten Scars Make a Man The Way of a Man The Green Archer The House Without a Key Idaho Sunken Silver Wild West Play Ball The Bar C Mystery Casey of the Coast Guard The Fighting Marine Snowed In The Crimson Flash Hawk of the Hills The Masked Menace Melting Millions On Guard Eagle of the Night The Man Without a Face Mark of the Frog The Terrible People The Tiger's Shadow The Yellow Cameo The Black Book The Fire Detective Queen of the Northwoods Category This article about a lost silent drama film from the 1920s is a stub. 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