Directed by:
Roy Del RuthCinematography:
Philip TannuraComposer:
Edward WardCast:
William Bendix, Claire Trevor, Charles Bickford, William Frawley, Sam Levene, Paul Cavanagh, Warren Douglas, Richard Lane, Ann Doran, Frankie Darro (more)Plots(1)
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. Claire Trevor portrays the Babe's beloved wife. (official distributor synopsis)
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