The baseball player william bendix goes from wayward youth to boston red sox pitcher to new york yankees homerun hero. The babe ruth story is bumbling, inept, but yet entertaining, and i can watch a good print over and over. The babe ruth story by babe ruth bob considine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Search results for 1948 movies stock photos and images 2,741 page 1 of 28. Babe ruth bows out captures the day in 1948 when the baseball great announced his retirement. Babe ruth online is a custom software package designed specifically for babe ruth leagues and offers a turnkey solution for leagues to manage, support and market their organization.
George herman babe ruth february 6, 1895 august 16, 1948 is arguably the greatest player of alltime. Babe ruth, yankees history a short clip of babe ruth speaking at yankee stadium for the last time, in 1948, a few months before he died from throat cancer. This item is an original print of the paperback 1948 printing of the babe ruth story by babe ruth and bob considine. The babe ruth story 1948 roy del ruth related allmovie. Marys industrial school for boys, abandoned his trade as a shirt maker to play baseball. The babe ruth story wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The babe ruth story 1948 official trailer william bendix. The babe ruth story 1948 directed by roy del ruth genres drama subgenres biopic feature, sports drama release date jul 26, 1948 usa unknown run time 106 min. This black and white still image depicts babe emerging from a room, to find a crowd of press with flash photography equipment. It stars william bendix new york yankee batboy in the 1920s as the ballplayer and claire trevor as his wife. The babe ruth story first edition signed rare baseball. Feb 02, 2008 babe ruth is german, and so is lou gehrig.
The improvement was only a temporary remission, and by late 1947, ruth was unable to help with the writing of his autobiography, the babe ruth story, which was almost entirely ghostwritten. William bendix does his best to play babe ruth and he looks good. Aug 15, 2014 from a doctors perspective, one of the most interesting scenes in the 1948 motion picture, the babe ruth story, occurs at the films end. Critics faulted the films heavyhandedness and direction, and it is said by many to be one of the worst films ever made. Directed by 1 writing credits 4 cast 157 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. July 26, 1948 babe ruth story, premieres, babe ruths last public appearance april 27, 1947 babe ruth day celebrated at yankee stadium and through out united states november 2, 1938 babe ruth applies for job of st. Also, billy martin was halfitalian, and halfportuguese. In and out of the hospital in manhattan, he left for florida in february 1948, doing what activities he could.
Staring sam levene, william bendix, william frawley and claire trevor. A first edition copy of the baby ruth story by babe ruth, as told by bob considine. The still reads along the bottom allied artists production, inc. Search results for 1948 movies stock photos and images 2,741. The babe ruth story 1948 official trailer william bendix, claire trevor biography movie hd the famed slugger is played by bendix, who resembles ruth slightly in looks and not at all in. The film traces the life and times of ruth, including his famous called shot in. Check out kevin zavians antiques roadshow appraisal of this 1948 babe ruth watch from st.
Its campy and the story is ridiculous at times but this is a movie i hate to love. The famed slugger is played by bendix, who resembles ruth slightly in looks and not at all in baseball ability. The babe ruth story, by babe ruth, takes the reader through the life and times of babe ruth. The babe ruth story paperback january 1, 1948 by babe ruth author. The main tools include websites, roster management, online registration, id cards, statistics, schedules, events, news, document storage, photo albums and much more. February 6, 1895 august 16, 1948 was an american professional baseball player whose career in major league baseball mlb spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. All eight of babe s greatgrandparents were born in germany. What do you do with a pitcher whose dominance has helped. The babe ruth story is a 1948 baseball film biography of babe ruth, the famed new york yankees slugger.
In more recent years, john goodman starred as the babe, but there was another film released at the very end of ruths life. Babe ruth 18951948 source for information on ruth, babe 18951948. Note, i said yankee retired legends that are italian. It won nat fein, a photographer for the new york herald tribune, a pulitzer prize. In fact, it was released just a few weeks before the hall of famers death in 1948, the babe ruth story. The babe ruth story 1948 cast and crew the baseball player william bendix goes from wayward youth to boston red sox pitcher to new york yankees homerun hero. With an almost perverse disregard for the facts, the film chronicles babes school. Babe ruth was an american professional baseball player, from 1914 to 1935. E estrelado por william bendix batboy do new york yankees nos anos 1920 no papel do jogador e claire trevor como sua esposa. Released 1948, the babe ruth story stars william bendix, claire trevor, charles bickford, sam levene the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 46 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Free download, borrow, and streaming internet archive. I view movies the majority of the time as escape, anyway. The story begins in baltimore where the young george herman ruth is a bit of a troublemaker for his saloon owner father. An outrageously miscast william bendix stars as george herman babe ruth.
The babe ruth story above is more of a biography on the player. Nicknamed the bambino and the sultan of swat, he began his mlb career as a star lefthanded pitcher for the boston red sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the. The book begins with a story about many of the childhood hardships that ruth had to endure, and transitions to ruth s teenage years when he first began playing baseball. Apart from being a bad film in the first place, aside from being superficially written, aside from being shot with little sense of time or place, the movie portrays babe ruth as a man almost completely lacking in the ability to have, or to provide, happiness. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. Yankee retired legends that are italian are joe dimaggio, yogi berra, and phil rizzuto. A film still from the babe ruth story, printed circa 1948. This book is clothbound on board in red with a black band with text to spine and cover. Sep 08, 2014 the babe ruth story 1948 official trailer william bendix, claire trevor biography movie hd the famed slugger is played by bendix, who resembles ruth slightly in looks and not at all in. The babe ruth story 1948 stream and watch online moviefone. This recording is an offspring from my blog about baseball history, miscbaseball. Marys industrial school, which is run by brother matthias. The film traces the life and times of ruth, including his famous called shot in the 1932 world series.
Austrianitalian actress elissa landi 1904 1948 another shore 1948. Babe ruth story, the on dvd 883316278482 from warner bros. With william bendix, claire trevor, charles bickford, sam levene. Babe was the son of catherinekatherine schamberger and george herman ruth. This book is clothbound on board in red with a black band with text to spine. Austrianitalian actress elissa landi 1904 1948 another shore 1948 joan of arc 1948 rko film with ingrid bergman. An outrageously miscast william bendix stars as george herman babe ruth, who as depicted herein is a childish, misunderstood oaf who happens to be one of the greatest ballplayers of all time.
Mar 31, 2014 in more recent years, john goodman starred as the babe, but there was another film released at the very end of ruths life. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the babe ruth story near you. The book begins with a story about many of the childhood hardships that ruth had to endure, and transitions to ruths teenage years when he first began playing baseball. I view movies the majority of the time as escape, anyway, not for realism. The babe ruth story 1948 09161948 us drama 1h 46m user score. The babe ruth story william bendix claire trevor charles bickford 1948 the baseball player william bendix goes from wayward youth to boston red sox pitcher to new york yankees homerun hero. The plan 9 from outer space of baseball biopics, the babe ruth story is definitely in the so bad its good category.