Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueThe "true story" of baseball great Babe Ruth; Ruth plays himself.The "true story" of baseball great Babe Ruth; Ruth plays himself.The "true story" of baseball great Babe Ruth; Ruth plays himself.
Ralf Harolde
- John Tobin
- (as Ralph Harolds)
Charles Byer
- David Talmadge
- (as Charles Burt)
Ann Brody
- Mrs. Tony Marino
- (as Anne Brodie)
Sammy Blum
- Jimbo Jones
- (as Sam Blum)
Tom Cameron
- Deacon Flack
- (as Thomas Cameron)
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- AnecdotesBabe Ruth received $25,000 for this, his first film. The sum was a large amount for the time, and Ruth refused to cash his paycheck and carried it around to show to friends. By the time Ruth had decided to cash his check for the film, the check bounced because of the film's poor box office results. Ruth shrugged off his loss and kept the check as a memento.
- ConnexionsFeatured in Fractured Flickers: Rod Serling (1963)
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If this is the "true story" of Babe Ruth, then I am a Llama!
For anyone wanting to find out about the real life Babe Ruth, this "true story" should be avoided at all costs! Created in 1920, this film purports to be about the Bambino and his rise to fame, but frankly almost none of it bears any similarity to the slugger. In the film, he's a small town boy who is shy and unassuming. In real life, he grew up in the "rustic small town" of Baltimore, Maryland and was a bit of a juvenile delinquent--but I guess this image makes for a rather unappealing film! Now the fact that they played so fast and loose with the facts wasn't totally awful--after all, many of our heroes of times past have an aura of fiction about them. But the fiction they created is so schmaltzy and saccharine that it becomes almost laughable. Babe does practically everything in the film but walk on water and heal the sick! The fact that many at the time believed this is what is so amazing about this film. The only truth in the film is that the writers describe his as ugly--something I am surprised Ruth allowed. I guess he wasn't too hung up about his looks.
Speaking of looks, Babe is quite young in the film--and rather trim after his first season with the Yankees. Oddly, though, he'd been a very famous pitcher with the Red Sox but this is never alluded to in the film--but his prowess with the bat sure is. In fact, in the movie he made the bat himself--something reminiscent of Robert Redford's character in THE NATURAL.
Now I am sure you gather that the historical aspects of this film are dubious, at best. As for the entertainment value and quality of the film, it's not bad--especially for 1920. While people today will most likely laugh at the silly and over-the-top plot, the audience of 1920 ate it up and the film was well-produced and kept my interest.
Overall, I give it a 7 as entertainment and a 1 for historical accuracy!
Speaking of looks, Babe is quite young in the film--and rather trim after his first season with the Yankees. Oddly, though, he'd been a very famous pitcher with the Red Sox but this is never alluded to in the film--but his prowess with the bat sure is. In fact, in the movie he made the bat himself--something reminiscent of Robert Redford's character in THE NATURAL.
Now I am sure you gather that the historical aspects of this film are dubious, at best. As for the entertainment value and quality of the film, it's not bad--especially for 1920. While people today will most likely laugh at the silly and over-the-top plot, the audience of 1920 ate it up and the film was well-produced and kept my interest.
Overall, I give it a 7 as entertainment and a 1 for historical accuracy!
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- planktonrules
- 12 oct. 2007
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By what name was Headin' Home (1920) officially released in Canada in English?
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