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Bill Sharkey's Last Game

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Bill Sharkey's Last Game
Directed byD. W. Griffith
Starring
Release date
  • 1909 (1909)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (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]

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

References

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  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. ^ a b 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.
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