Roogie's Bump

Roogie's Bump is a 1954 American comedy film directed by Harold Young and written by Jack Hanley and Dan Totheroh. The film stars Robert Marriott, Ruth Warrick, Olive Blakeney, Robert F. Simon, William Harrigan and David Winters.^[1][2][3] The film was released on August 25, 1954, by Republic Pictures. It was remade in 1993 as Rookie of the Year.

Roogie's Bump
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Harold Young
Screenplay by	Jack Hanley Dan Totheroh
Story by	Joyce Selznick Frank Warren
Produced by	John Bash
Starring	Robert Marriott Ruth Warrick Olive Blakeney Robert F. Simon William Harrigan David Winters
Cinematography	J. Burgi Contner
Edited by	Paul Davis David Kummins
Music by	Lehman Engel
Production company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	August 25, 1954 (1954-08-25)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A young boy who loves baseball develops a strange bump on his arm. The bump has such an effect on his pitching arm that he soon finds himself playing for a major league baseball team.

Cast

• Robert Marriott as Remington Rigsby
• Ruth Warrick as Mrs. Rigsby
• Olive Blakeney as Mrs. Andrews
• Robert F. Simon as Boxi
• William Harrigan as Red O'Malley
• David Winters as Andy
• Michael Mann as Benji
• Archie Robbins as P.A. Ryker
• Louise Troy as Kate
• Guy Rennie as Danny Doowinkle
• Tedd Lawrence as Sports Announcer
• Michael Keane as Barney Davis
• Roy Campanella as Himself
• Billy Loes as Himself
• Carl Erskine as Himself
• Russ Meyer as Himself

See also

• List of baseball films