The Busher

The Busher

The Busher is a 1919 dramatic film directed by Jerome Storm featuring Colleen Moore, and produced by Thomas Ince. The film still exists and is available on dvd from Kino Video.-Story:...

is a 1919 dramatic film directed by Jerome Storm

Jerome Storm

Jerome Storm was an American film director, actor and writer. He directed 47 films between 1918 and 1932.He was born in Denver, Colorado, and died in Desert Hot Springs, California.-External links:...

 featuring Colleen Moore

Colleen Moore

Colleen Moore was an American film actress, and one of the most fashionable stars of the silent film era.-Early life:...

, and produced by Thomas Ince. The film still exists and is available on dvd from Kino Video.

Story

When the train transporting the Minneapolis Pink Sox breaks down outside of Brownsville, the players exit the train for some exercise and end up playing a game with the locals. The manager is impressed with Ben Harding, inexperienced but talented pitcher for the Brownsville baseball team. Ben joins the team and leaves for the big city, promising his sweetheart Mazie Palmer that he will return for her. However, success goes to his head and he forgets about his small-town roots. He ignores the hometown folk, including Mazie, when they come to the big city to see him play. Because he lives the fancy life, his pitching suffers and soon he is sent back home in shame. Ben vows never to play ball again, but discovering that Mazie's brother has bet their house on the championship game, with the home team behind, Ben returns to the mound, wins the game, the respect of the town, the love of Mazie and a new contract from a Pink Sox representative who had been waiting for Ben to lose his conceit.

Cast

• Charles Ray
  Charles Ray
  Charles Ray was a silent film star. Extremely popular in a series of films casting him in juvenile roles, primarily rural young men, Ray's career faded as he lost his youthful looks- he also had a reputation of being demanding and having an outsized ego...
  
   - Ben Harding
• Colleen Moore
  Colleen Moore
  Colleen Moore was an American film actress, and one of the most fashionable stars of the silent film era.-Early life:...
  
   - Mazie Palmer
• Jack Gilbert
  Jack Gilbert
  -Life and career:Born and raised in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania neighborhood of East Liberty, he attended Peabody High School then worked as a door-to-door salesman, an exterminator, and a steelworker...
  
   - Jim Blair
• Jay Morley - Billy Palmer
• Otto Hoffman
  Otto Hoffman
  Otto Hoffman was an American film actor. He appeared in 199 films between 1915 and 1944.He was born in New York and died in Los Angeles, California from lung cancer.-Selected filmography:* The Haunted Bedroom...
  
   - Deacon Nasby
• Jack Nelson
• Louis Durham

Details

Colleen Moore plays the girlfriend of a baseball player who hits the big time and forgets about his roots. The rival for Colleen's affections was played by Jack Gilbert, who would later gain fame as John Gilbert.

External links

• Colleen Moore Project
• The Busher at imdb.com
• The Busher at tmc.com