The "true story" of baseball great Babe Ruth; Ruth plays himself.The "true story" of baseball great Babe Ruth; Ruth plays himself.The "true story" of baseball great Babe Ruth; Ruth plays himself.
Ralf Harolde
- John Tobin
- (as Ralph Harolds)
Charles Byer
- David Talmadge
- (as Charles Burt)
Ann Brody
- Mrs. Tony Marino
- (as Anne Brodie)
Sammy Blum
- Jimbo Jones
- (as Sam Blum)
Tom Cameron
- Deacon Flack
- (as Thomas Cameron)
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Did you know
- TriviaBabe Ruth received $25,000 for this, his first film. The sum was a large amount for the time, and Ruth refused to cash his paycheck and carried it around to show to friends. By the time Ruth had decided to cash his check for the film, the check bounced because of the film's poor box office results. Ruth shrugged off his loss and kept the check as a memento.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Fractured Flickers: Rod Serling (1963)
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The Babe at Bat
The movie hardly makes sense. However, its redeeming value is seeing a young Babe Ruth and the historical footage of the Polo Grounds as it appeared in 1920. The highlight is seeing Ruth at bat in a real game -- the pitcher winds and throws and the Babe swings and hits the ball, and then runs the bases. Terrific stuff. Early in the film Babe takes a turn on the mound. Before he gained fame as a hitter he was an outstanding major league pitcher. The scene involves a sandlot game. I'm not sure Babe gave it his actual windup, but it looked good and professional. The view of the Polo Grounds stands shows the largely male crowd in derby and straw hats. The closing shot was taken from the clubhouse area, which was in back of centerfield. It's too bad all this happens at the very end of the picture.
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- rrobbins
- Oct 10, 2007
Details
- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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