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What do you do with a pitcher whose dominance has helped his team claim two world-championship banners? If the pitcher is burly lefty George Herman Ruth, you banish him from the mound, put a bat in his hand and watch him clout one record-setting home run after another. William Bendix suits up in Yankee flannels as the renowned pitcher-turned-outfielder and Sultan of Swat in a movie that mixes fact, fiction and more fiction in a way that makes it a bit of a novelty among sports biopics.
Original Release
09/06/1948
US Release
09/06/1948
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| William Bendix | George Herman 'Babe' Ruth |
| Claire Trevor | Claire Hodgson Ruth |
| Charles Bickford | Brother Matthias |
| Sam Levene | Phil Conrad |
| William Frawley | Jack Dunn |
| Gertrude Niesen | Nightclub Singer |
| Fred Lightner | Miller Huggins |
| Stanley Clements | Western Union Boy |
| Robert Ellis | Babe Ruth as a Boy / Babe Ruth as a Boy (as Bobby Ellis) |
| Lloyd Gough | Gambler Dalton |
Directors
Writers
Bob Considine, George Callahan, Babe Ruth
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| William Bendix | George Herman 'Babe' Ruth |
| Claire Trevor | Claire Hodgson Ruth |
| Charles Bickford | Brother Matthias |
| Sam Levene | Phil Conrad |
| William Frawley | Jack Dunn |
| Gertrude Niesen | Nightclub Singer |
| Fred Lightner | Miller Huggins |
| Stanley Clements | Western Union Boy |
| Robert Ellis | Babe Ruth as a Boy / Babe Ruth as a Boy (as Bobby Ellis) |
| Lloyd Gough | Gambler Dalton |
| Matt Briggs | Colonel Jacob Ruppert |
| Paul Cavanagh | Dr. Menzies |
| Warren Douglas | Boston Braves' Rookie |
| Pat Flaherty | Bill Carrigan, Red Sox Manager |
| Mark Koenig | Mark Koenig |
| Richard Lane | Boston Braves' coach |
| Ziggy Sears | Umpire Ziggy Sears |
| Bucky Harris | Bucky Harris - Baseball Player |
| Harry Wismer | Harry Wismer - Sports Announcer |
| Mel Allen | Mel Allen - New York Yankees Radio Announcer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Roy Del Ruth | Producer |
| Joe Kaufmann | Producer |
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