Bang the Drum Slowly
Brief Synopsis
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The story of Bruce Pearson, a third-string catcher for the New York Mammoths baseball team, who discovers he has an incurable disease. He only confides in his close fried, Henry Wiggin, and it is through Henry that Bruce's story is told. Broadcast live as a segment of "The U.S. Steel Hour." The dram
Cast & Crew
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Daniel Petrie
Director
Paul Newman
Henry Wiggin
Albert Salmi
Bruce Pearson
Georgann Johnson
Holly
Rudy Bond
Dutch
Arch Johnson
Goose
Film Details
Also Known As
U.S. Steel Hour (09/26/56), The
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1956
Synopsis
The story of Bruce Pearson, a third-string catcher for the New York Mammoths baseball team, who discovers he has an incurable disease. He only confides in his close fried, Henry Wiggin, and it is through Henry that Bruce's story is told. Broadcast live as a segment of "The U.S. Steel Hour." The drama served as the basis for John Hancock's 1973 theatrical film of the same title with Robert DeNiro and Michael Moriarty in the title roles.
Director
Daniel Petrie
Director
Film Details
Also Known As
U.S. Steel Hour (09/26/56), The
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1956
