Home Run on the Keys

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Babe Ruth returns from hunting to a cabin shared with musicians Zez Confrey and Byron Gay where he regales them with stories. With Babe's help, they write a song about baseball which then de... Read allBabe Ruth returns from hunting to a cabin shared with musicians Zez Confrey and Byron Gay where he regales them with stories. With Babe's help, they write a song about baseball which then debuts on a radio show.Babe Ruth returns from hunting to a cabin shared with musicians Zez Confrey and Byron Gay where he regales them with stories. With Babe's help, they write a song about baseball which then debuts on a radio show.

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Trivia
Vitaphone production reel #2073.

Quotes
Babe Ruth: What are you doing?
Bryon Gay: Trying to get an idea for that broadcast next week.
Babe Ruth: Well, why don't you play some of those songs? You know, those old hits of yours.
Phil: You ought to give him some of *your* old hits.
Babe Ruth: Don't mind about *my* old hits. The copyright is out on those.

Soundtracks
Home Run on the Keys
Written by Zez Confrey, Byron Gay and Babe Ruth (as Mr. Ruth)
Performed by Zez Confrey, Byron Gay and Babe Ruth
Performed by Vitaphone Orchestra conducted by David Mendoza with Babe Ruth
[Babe briefly does a riff of the song at the cabin, with the full number, introduced by Babe, performed on the radio show]

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3/10

Whether it's good or not, it's well worth seeing just to see Babe Ruth!

"Home Run on the Keys" is a later Vitaphone short that stars Babe Ruth. Ruth had just retired from baseball and was apparently persuaded to star in this short where the Bambino supposedly is hanging out with his buddies, musicians Zez Confrey and Byron Gay and one other who isn't identified. Then, after some gay repartee, the scene switches to the DeMarco Sisters as they sing some ditty while dressed in baseball costumes. Following this, Babe yells out baseball terms all set to music--and it's even less musical than Rex Harrison's 'singing'. All this is accompanied with baseball footage superimposed atop Ruth and the orchestra.

So is any of this particularly good? No. It comes off as a bit contrived and I must admit that although the little DeMarcos were cute, they weren't extremely talented. And, it was obvious that Ruth was NOT destined to a new career as a crooner (thank God). But, considering the film's historical value, I am glad it's been preserved and is being shown on TCM.