Bill Sharkey's Last Game

Bill Sharkey's Last Game
Directed by	D. W. Griffith
Starring	Harry Carey
Release date	1909 (1909)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Bill Sharkey's Last Game is a 1909 ^[a] American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Harry Carey in his debut film. ^[3] The film's story drew from the life and death of Walla Tonka, a Choctaw baseball player who was convicted of murder. He was permitted continue playing baseball after his sentence was handed down, with the agreement that he would be executed after playing in his last baseball game. ^{[2] [4]}

Cast

• Harry Carey

See also

• List of American films of 1909
• Harry Carey filmography
• D. W. Griffith filmography
• 1909 in film

Notes

1. Some sources disagree on the precise year of the film, ranging from 1908 ^[1] to 1910 ^[2]

References

1. Harris, Charles W.; Rainey, Buck (July 15, 1976). The Cowboy: Six-Shooters, Songs, and Sex. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 31. ISBN   978-0-8061-1341-8.
2. Hicks, D. Emily (January 30, 2023). "Choctaws, Palestinans, and LeAnne Howe". An Introduction to Complexity Pedagogy: Using Critical Theory, Critical Pedagogy and Complexity in Performance and Literature. Myers Education Press. ISBN   978-1-9755-0441-0 . Retrieved June 4, 2025.
3. Wills, Garry (May 28, 2013). John Wayne's America. Simon and Schuster. p. 115. ISBN   978-1-4391-2957-9 . Retrieved June 4, 2025.
4. "Schuster: Walla Tonehka: Sentenced to death, reprieved to play baseball". Society for American Baseball Research . November 2, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2025.

External links

• Bill Sharkey's Last Game at IMDb