The Babe Ruth Story
1948 · Movie · NR · 106 min · ★ 6.1
William Bendix suits up in Yankee flannels as the renowned pitcher-turned-outfielder Babe Ruth in a sports biopic that mixes facts with fiction.
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Details
- Years
- 1948
- Release date
- 1948-09-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 106 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (8 votes)
Themes
- baseball
- biography
- historical figure
- worst film ever made
Cast & crew
William Bendix
as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
Claire Trevor
as Claire Hodgson Ruth
Charles Bickford
as Brother Matthias
Sam Levene
as Phil Conrad
William Frawley
as Jack Dunn
Gertrude Niesen
as Nightclub Singer
- FL
Fred Lightner
as Miller Huggins
Stanley Clements
as Western Union Boy
Robert Ellis
as Babe Ruth as a Boy (as Bobby Ellis)
Lloyd Gough
as Gambler Dalton
Directed by Roy Del Ruth