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Writer:
Steven Stern
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Genre:
Documentary | History | Sport See more »
Plot:
This film consists solely of 8mm and 16mm film taken by players and fans from 1934 and 1957. All but a few minutes of the film are in color... See more » | Add synopsis »
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When It Was a Game
 (From JustPressPlay. 19 June 2011, 8:09 PM, PDT)
Blu Monday: June 7, 2011
 (From WeAreMovieGeeks.com. 5 June 2011, 10:00 PM, PDT)
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Cast

 

Hank Aaron ... Himself (archive footage)

Bud Abbott ... Himself (archive footage)
Elden Auker ... Himself (voice)
Red Barber ... Himself (voice)
Yogi Berra ... Himself (archive footage)
Clay Bryant ... Himself (voice) (archive footage)
Roy Campanella ... Himself (archive footage)
Ty Cobb ... Himself (archive footage)

Lou Costello ... Himself (archive footage)
Robert W. Creamer ... Himself (voice)
Joe Cronin ... Himself (archive footage)
Dizzy Dean ... Himself (archive footage)
Bill Dickey ... Himself (archive footage)

Joe DiMaggio ... Himself (archive footage)
Bobby Doerr ... Himself (archive footage)
Leo Durocher ... Himself (archive footage)
Bob Feller ... Himself (archive footage)
Whitey Ford ... Himself (archive footage)
Jimmie Foxx ... Himself (archive footage)
Frankie Frisch ... Himself (archive footage)
Lou Gehrig ... Himself (archive footage)
Charlie Gehringer ... Himself (archive footage)
Joe Gordon ... Himself (archive footage)
Hank Greenberg ... Himself (archive footage)
Donald Hall ... Himself (voice)
Tommy Henrich ... Himself (voice)
Billy Herman ... Himself (voice)
George Hick ... Himself (voice) (archive footage)
Donald Honig ... Himself (voice)
Rogers Hornsby ... Himself (archive footage)
Carl Hubbell ... Himself (archive footage)

James Earl Jones ... Himself (voice)
Peter Kessler ... Narrator (voice)
Ralph Kiner ... Himself (archive footage)
Whitey Kurowski ... Himself (voice)
Mickey Mantle ... Himself (archive footage)

Willie Mays ... Himself (archive footage)
Stan Musial ... Himself (archive footage)
Don Newcombe ... Himself (voice) (archive footage)
Mel Ott ... Himself (archive footage)
Jesse Owens ... Himself (archive footage)
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige ... Himself (archive footage)
Max Patkin ... Himself (voice) (archive footage)
Pee Wee Reese ... Himself (archive footage)
Lawrence Ritter ... Himself (voice)

Jason Robards ... Himself (voice)
Robin Roberts ... Himself (archive footage)
Frank Robinson ... Himself (archive footage)
Jackie Robinson ... Himself (archive footage)
Ray Robinson ... Himself (voice)

Babe Ruth ... Himself (archive footage)

Roy Scheider ... Himself (voice)
Enos Slaughter ... Himself (voice)
Duke Snider ... Himself (voice) (archive footage)
Honus Wagner ... Himself (archive footage)
Bill Werber ... Himself (voice)
Burgess Whitehead ... Himself (voice)
Ted Williams ... Himself (archive footage)
Cy Young ... Himself (archive footage)

Brock Peters ... Bass singer 'Play Ball, You All' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Writing credits
Steven Stern 

Produced by
Ross Greenburg .... executive producer
David P. Harmon .... producer (as David Harmon)
Eric Paulen .... associate producer
George Roy .... producer
Steven Stern .... producer
 
Original Music by
Ferdinand Jay Smith 
 
Film Editing by
George Roy 
 
Production Management
Sheila Dehner .... production manager
 
Sound Department
Larry Fain .... location sound
Barbara Flyntz-Bailey .... sound effects
Dick Maitland .... sound effects
 
Editorial Department
Stuart Ash .... on-line editor
Charles Marsella .... on-line editor
Richard Rachbach .... on-line editor
Alex Trocker .... on-line editor
 
Music Department
Mike Brown .... baseball music provider
Casey Filiaci .... music arranger
Daniel Shklair .... composer: additional music
Daniel Shklair .... music arranger
 
Other crew
George Ameer .... production assistant
Doug Anderson .... production secretary
Angela Carew .... literary clearances
Mary Healy .... literary clearances
Florence Zissler .... production secretary
 
Thanks
Thomas Heitz .... special thanks
James Mote .... special thanks
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Runtime:
USA:57 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Black and White | Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
USA:Unrated
Company:
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Followed by When It Was a Game 3 (2000) (TV)See more »

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Great Look at a Classic Era, 6 March 2012
Author: Michael_Elliott from Louisville, KY

When It Was a Game (1991)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

This incredibly unique documentary originally aired on HBO and features nothing but 8 and 16mm footage shot between 1934 and 1957 by fans and players. The film really gives one a great look at baseball players in the olden days and it's really remarkable being able to see this footage. Of course, when this was released in 1991 it was even more spectacular because since then more footage (and two more films) have been released but there's still no question that the magic is still here just by watching the footage. Fans of baseball are certainly going to enjoy watching this because you get some great footage of some of the all-time great players like Babe Ruth, Willie Mayes, Joe DiMaggio and countless others. The film also gives you a look at what the players did in between games and there's even some footage of them on board a train going to the next game. Also very special is some 16mm footage from the 1938 World Series, which is in color and we also get a pre-game parade. Some other special footage includes some in-game contests that the players did during WWII just to reach the audience a little bit better. It's clear that this era in baseball was a lot different than that of today and it's interesting just to see the gloves, the uniforms and just the way the game was played. Peter Kessler adds some great narration and we get some voice overs by the likes of James Earl Jones, Jason Robards and Roy Scheider.

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