ALIBI IKE

Joe E. Brown, Olivia de Havilland

Warner Bros.; Directed by Ray Enright

Black and White; Not Rated; 73 minutes; 1935

Rookie pitcher Francis "Ike" Farrell comes seemingly out of nowhere to help the Cubs go for the pennant. His idiosyncratic ways, which include excuses and alibis for everything, drive his manager and fiancee crazy in this baseball farce.