The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
The incredible life... the spectacular thrills... the fabulous times of America's best-loved hero.......
The baseball player goes from wayward youth to Boston Red Sox pitcher to New York Yankees home-run hero.
- Date of release
- 1948-09-16
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Roy Del Ruth
Casting
- 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 Huggins
- Stanley Clements — Western Union Boy
- Robert Ellis — Babe Ruth as a Boy (as Bobby Ellis)
- Lloyd Gough — Gambler Dalton
- Matt Briggs — Colonel Jacob Ruppert
- Paul Cavanagh — Dr. Menzies
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Chicago
The Babe Ruth Story is a 1948 American biographical film directed by Roy Del Ruth. The film is a fictionalized depiction of professional baseball player Babe Ruth, who achieved fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. The film stars William Bendix, Claire Trevor, and Charles Bickford.
Production
The production was shot on location, primarily at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Other locations included St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys in Baltimore, Fenway Park in Boston, Yankee Stadium in New York City, Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, and Comiskey Park in Chicago.
The film's budget was $1,300,000 but with prints and advertising this went up to $1,600,000.
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