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Play ball

United States, 1933
film

Animated short in the Willie Whopper series. Tells how Willie saved a losing baseball team by stepping in as pitcher.

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Cave man

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Big league baseball

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Davy Jones' locker

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Take me out to the ball game

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Throwing in baseball

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Bang the drum slowly. - Edited Version.

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Field of dreams

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Odd man in

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William

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Playful Pluto [silent] [edited version]

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King of the hill

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Palooka

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Catching stars of baseball

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Double play: kings of baseball

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Major league (Captioned)

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