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Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)

APPROVED 93 min  -  Comedy | Musical | Romance  -   April 1949 (USA)
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The Wolves baseball team gets steamed when they find they've been inherited by one K.C. Higgins... See full summary »

Director:

Busby Berkeley

Writers:

Harry Tugend (screenplay), George Wells (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Frank Sinatra ...
Esther Williams ...
Gene Kelly ...
Betty Garrett ...
Edward Arnold Edward Arnold ...
Jules Munshin Jules Munshin ...
Richard Lane Richard Lane ...
Tom Dugan Tom Dugan ...
Ramon Blackburn Ramon Blackburn ...
Specialty Dancer (as the Blackburn Twins)
Royce Blackburn Royce Blackburn ...
Specialty Dancer (as the Blackburn Twins)
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Storyline

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. Written by A.L.Beneteau <albl@inforamp.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Beautiful Woman | Baseball Team | Photographer | Dancing  | See more »

Taglines:

A Homerun Of Laughter, Romance And Fun

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance | Sport

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Everybody's Cheering See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,725,970 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

According to Esther Williams in her memoirs, Judy Garland was the original choice for K.C. Higgins but was replaced after she'd become undependable owing to her developing drug habit. June Allyson was also considered but had become pregnant and opted not to work during her pregnancy. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: Theodore Roosevelt is portrayed as throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game. The practice of presidents throwing out the first pitch did not begin until the presidency of William Howard Taft, Roosevelt's successor. See more »

Quotes

Eddie O'Brien: Oh, Miss Higgins! You're the prettiest manager in baseball.
K.C. Higgins: You're certainly the prettiest shortstop.
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Connections

Featured in Frank in the Fifties (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"O'Brien to Ryan to Goldberg"
(uncredited)
Music by Roger Edens
Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Performed by Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin See more »