The famed slugger is played by bendix, who resembles ruth. Id make a joke about calling his shot, but that would be stupid, so instead, here are select anecdotes illustrating the biggest name in baseballs passion for the good life. But, as an adult, she meets the hebrew mahlon tom tryon. William bendix does his best to play babe ruth and he looks good. The babe ruth story 1948 trailer william bendix claire trevor biography movie. An outrageously miscast william bendix stars as george herman babe ruth. Its campy and the story is ridiculous at times but this is a movie i hate to love. The babe ruth story is a 1948 baseball film biography of babe ruth, the famed new york yankees slugger. The babe ruth story by babe ruth bob considine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The movie has many flaws, but still has lots of love to give. Buy or rent the babe ruth story movie now family video javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. During the filming, babe ruth is reported to have hit a baseball about 500 feet, either hitting the back of st. The laughbylaugh, tearbytear, cheerbycheer story of americas most beloved guy. Not all fans, however, know the biography of babe ruth from a more personal perspective.
The babe ruth story might have been poorly scripted and acted, but it affected me emotionally when i was 10, and still does today. Watch the babe ruth story now on your favorite device. It stars william bendix as the ballplayer and claire. Getty images celebrity 5 seedy stories you didnt know about babe ruths sex life the bambinos crazy sexcapades would horrify many of todays athletes.
While the 1948 babe ruth story way oversugarcoated ruths story, this new version portrays this sports hero perhaps the most famous sports. One of baseballs greatest players, babe ruth became an american icon and an a symbol of greatness for every generation. Buy or rent the babe ruth story movie now family video. Babe ruth biography stories of babe ruths personal life.
Many people know of babe the athlete amazing player, pitcher and home run hitter. Watch the babe full movie in hd visit a chronicle of babe ruth s phenomenal story from his hard knock beginnings at a. 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 babe ruth story 1948 roy del ruth related allmovie.
Portrait of the american baseball player george herman babe ruth jr. Good acting by john goodman of life story of babe ruth. The story of ruth 1960 as a child, ruth elana eden is sold to a group of pagans and reared to be a priestess to their gods and idols. With william bendix, claire trevor, charles bickford, sam levene.
Despite its multitude of flaws, the babe ruth story is worth sitting through if only for the jawdropping final scene which is even more ridiculous than the earlier vignette in which a ruth home. The plan 9 from outer space of baseball biopics, the babe ruth story is definitely in the so bad its good category. Read the full synopsis of the babe ruth story, 1948, directed by roy del ruth, with william bendix, claire trevor, charles bickford, at turner classic movies. The problem is his script was written to appeal to kids by making the babe larger than he was in real life. Baseball drinking stories mickey mantle, babe ruth. Usa amazon prime gratis per 30 giorni e scopri migliaia di film e serie tv con. Lou gehrig and babe ruth address the crowd on lou gehrig appreciation day at ya.
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