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By Mary Milliken and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the new Disney film \"Million Dollar Arm,\" Jon Hamm is soaked in perspiration, not the alcohol-induced sweat of his \"Mad Men\" character Don Draper, but the kind that comes from filming a modest production in India in the hottest part of the year. It's a nice alternative to my other on-screen persona, who is a little bit darker.\" Hamm plays sports agent J.B. Bernstein who, in a desperate bid to drum up clients, goes to India to find baseball pitchers among the country's cricket-loving sportsmen. It's a real-life story that warmed hearts over at the Walt Disney Co. By the standards of the studio known for big-budget blockbusters, \"Million Dollar Arm\" is a small film, with a budget of $25 million, a fraction of the $200 million it cost to make the soon-to-be-released \"Maleficent\" with Angelina Jolie.
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