Take Me Out to the Ball Game

"A Homerun Of Laughter, Romance And Fun"

1949 1h 33m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 54

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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The Wolves baseball team gets steamed when they find they've been inherited by one K.C. Higgins, a suspected "fathead" who intends to take an active interest in running the team. But K.C. turns outs to be a beautiful woman who really knows her baseball. Second baseman Dennis Ryan promptly falls in love. But his playboy roommate Eddie O'Brien has his own notions about how to treat the new lady owner and some unsavory gamblers have their own ideas about how to handle Eddie.

“A Homerun Of Laughter, Romance And Fun”

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Cast

Frank Sinatra
Dennis Ryan
Esther Williams
K.C. Higgins
Gene Kelly
Eddie O'Brien
Betty Garrett
Shirley Delwyn
Edward Arnold
Joe Lorgan
Jules Munshin
Nat Goldberg
Richard Lane
Michael Gihuly
Tom Dugan
Slappy Burke

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Busby Berkeley
Writers: Harry Tugend, George Wells, Gene Kelly
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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77 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Busby Berkeley, shot by George J. Folsey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Roger Edens. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Blanche Sewell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Frank Sinatra and Esther Williams and Gene Kelly carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Homerun Of Laughter, Romance And Fun".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0041944 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Busby Berkeley directs. George J. Folsey behind the camera. Roger Edens scores. Blanche Sewell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
277 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Busby Berkeley, shot by George J. Folsey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Roger Edens. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Blanche Sewell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Frank Sinatra and Esther Williams and Gene Kelly carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A Homerun Of Laughter, Romance And Fun".
8IMDB entry: tt0041944 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 54 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.