Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball (1952)

Ralph Staub visits Hollywood's annual "Out of This World" charity-baseball game between two celebrity-ridden baseball teams, each managed and put together by an ex-jock actor or a ... See full summary »

Director:

Ralph Staub

Writer:

Ralph Staub (story)

Stars:

Ralph Staub, Martin Block, Joe E. Brown

Cast

Credited cast:
Ralph Staub	...	Narrator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Martin Block	...	Himself
Joe E. Brown	...	Himself
Carolina Cotton	...	Herself
Doris Day	...	Herself
Dale Evans	...	Herself
Mona Freeman	...	Herself
Tom Harmon	...	Himself
Bob Hope	...	Himself
Eddie Hubbard	...	Himself
Gordon MacRae	...	Himself
Miroslava	...	Herself
Edmond O'Brien	...	Himself
Pat O'Brien	...	Himself
Fred Robbins	...	Himself

Storyline

Ralph Staub visits Hollywood's annual "Out of This World" charity-baseball game between two celebrity-ridden baseball teams, each managed and put together by an ex-jock actor or a wannabe-jock actor, usually Mickey Rooney, Danny Thomas, Joe E. Brown or Gordon MacRae. And each team usually had a "ringer" or two on the roster---real baseball players from the Pacific Coast League or a retired major-league baseball player living in Southern California--- as none of the ego-managers wished to be on the losing team. In addition to the celebrities playing in the game, the stands were filled with many faces-and-names from both sides of film-making, most taking advantage of a "photo-op" long before the term was invented. But all hands donated their "services", such as they were, and paid for their uniforms (some custom-designed) and all the proceeds went to a deserving charity, which is usually not the case in such events.

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Plot Keywords:

baseball | game | actor | celebrity | hollywood | 

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Genres:

Short | Sport

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 June 1952 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

10 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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