The Glory of Their Times (1970)

Name: The Glory of Their Times
Director: Bud Greenspan
Genre: Documentary, Sport
Released: 1977-03-20
Duration: 51 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Alexander Scourby, William McKinley, William Jennings Bryan, Sam Crawford

TV Movie | 51 min | Documentary, Sport

Documentary using still photographs, vintage film footage and interviews with some of the early stars of American baseball to trace the development of the sport from the end of the 19th ... See full summary »

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Alexander Scourby

Narrator
William McKinley

Self - Candidate for U.S. President

(archive footage)
William Jennings Bryan

Self - U.S. Politician

(archive footage)
Sam Crawford

Self - Detroit Tigers Outfielder

(voice)
Bob Fitzsimmons

Self - Boxer

(archive footage)
James J. Jeffries

Self - Boxer

(archive footage)
Rube Marquard

Self - New York Giants Pitcher

(voice)
Christy Mathewson

Self - New York Giants Pitcher

(archive footage)
Chief Meyers

Self - New York Giants Catcher

(voice)
Fred Snodgrass

Self - New York Giants Outfielder

(voice)
Hans Lobert

Self - Cincinnati Red Third Basemen

(voice)
Jack Johnson

Self - Boxer

(archive footage)
Ty Cobb

Self - Detroit Tigers Outfielder

(archive footage)
George Gibson

Self - Pittsburgh Pirates Catcher

(voice)
Joe Wood

Self - Boston Red Sox Pitcher

(voice) (as Smoky Joe Wood)

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Narrator: This is the story about the early days of baseball. It the story of what it was like and how it felt to be a baseball player at the turn of the century and in the decades shortly thereafter. This is also the story of America at the turn of the ...