Life's Greatest Game (1924)
Genres: Sports, Crime, Drama, Silent
Cast: Tom Santschi, Jane Thomas
Life's Greatest Game is a 1924 silent melodrama crime film produced by Emory Johnson Productions and distributed by FBO. This movie was one of the first films to take a realistic look at America's favorite pastime, baseball. Emory Johnson directed and Emilie Johnson wrote the screenplay. It stars Johnnie Walker, Tom Santschi, Jane Thomas, David Kirby, and Gertrude Olmstead. The 1919 World Series Black Sox Scandal inspired the Emilie Johnson storyline and screenplay.