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George Callahan (screenplay)
Bob Considine (book)
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Release Date:
6 September 1948 (USA) more
Tagline:
Here At Last ! The Babe's Own True Story ! more
Plot:
The famed slugger is played by Bendix, who resembles Ruth slightly in looks and not at all in baseball ability... more | add synopsis
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The Worst Movie Biopics and Five That Are Pretty Darn Good
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NOW it makes sense!! more (16 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | William Bendix | ... | George Herman 'Babe' Ruth |
 | Claire Trevor | ... | Claire (Hodgson) Ruth |
| Charles Bickford | ... | Brother Matthias |
| Sam Levene | ... | Phil Conrad |
| William Frawley | ... | Jack Dunn |
| Gertrude Niesen | ... | Nightclub singer |
| Fred Lightner | ... | Miller (Hugh) Huggins |
| Stanley Clements | ... | Western Union boy |
| Robert Ellis | ... | Babe Ruth as a boy (as Bobby Ellis) |
| Lloyd Gough | ... | Ballon |
| Matt Briggs | ... | Col. Jacob Ruppert |
| Paul Cavanagh | ... | Dr. Menzies |
| Warren Douglas | ... | Boston Braves' rookie |
 | Pat Flaherty | ... | Bill Carrigan, Red Sox Manager |
| Mark Koenig | ... | Himself |
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106 min
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William Bendix actually hit a ball over the right field fence (and was the first actor to do so). more
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Factual errors: Claire was actually Ruth's second wife. The movie makes no mention whatsoever of his first wife, Helen. more
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Referenced in "Baseball" (1994) more
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As a boy, I was a fanatical Yankees fan and had read everything I could about the Babe. When "The Babe Ruth Story" appeared in the the TV listings, I couldn't wait to see it! I guess I was expecting another "Pride Of The Yankees". Imagine my disappointment as I sat in my living room, incredulous, as one ridiculous scene followed another. I was so bummed! I couldn't understand why the greatest baseball player was the subject of one of the worst movies I'd ever seen. Years later, I think I finally understand why this movie was so dreadful. It's the only possible explanation. It was made by Red Sox fans!! (I'm giving it one star because William Bendix, who was in his forties at the time, plays Babe Ruth as a teenager! That's the funniest casting ever!!)