An old ballplayer, thrown out of baseball due to a bribery scandal, becomes friends with a young phenom. The younger player is at first tainted by his association with the oldtimer, but eventually the truth about the scandal is revealed.

James Stewart
Slim Conway

Jack Warden
Comissioner

Patrick Wayne
Bill Riley

Edgar Buchanan
Crab Holman

Harry Carey, Jr.
Man in the Dugout

John Wayne
Marine Sergeant

Fred Astaire
Narrator

Tige Andrews
Gabby LaSalle

Stephanie Hill
Mary Riley

Carleton Young
Rex Short

Willis Bouchey
Mayor

Vin Scully
Announcer

Walter Reed
2nd Reporter
Sally Hughes
Nurse

Larry J. Blake
1st Reporter