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The Babe Ruth Story

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The baseball player (William Bendix) goes from wayward youth to Boston Red Sox pitcher to New York Yankees home-run hero.
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Josephine O'Neill Daily Telegraph (Australia) Producer-director Roy del Ruth could have made this one of the year's most interesting and entertaining sport films, but instead he settles for the routine tear-jerking and muscular Christianity. Mar 25, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Sappy but entertaining nostalgic biopic on Babe Ruth. Rated: B- Jan 18, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D Solid telling with a great cast. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/01/24 Full Review Audience Member The best baseball movie based on a true story, LOL!!!! In memory of George Herman Ruth, Jr. the real name of Babe Ruth. All fans are allowed and awesome, and not ****ing ****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member The best inspiring movie ever made! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member This is the worst baseball movie ever made. Maybe the worst biopic ever made. It's virtually ridiculous from start to finish. William Bendix, who plays Ruth, swings the bat left-handed as well as I can swing right-handed (I am a lefty). "The Babe" leaves the ballpark (in uniform!) and goes to the hospital with a kid because Babe's foul ball hits the kid's dog. What is a dog doing at a ballpark? I can only imagine how much Ruth would be fined by management if he pulled such a stunt. Kids also sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" as Babe is dying. How did the kids know he was dying at just that time? I understand many are of the opinion this film falls into the "so bad it's good" category, and can be (for anyone who knows something about Ruth - or doesn't know anything about Ruth) so inaccurate and absurd as to be hilarious. Fine. But IMO, Ruth was one of the icons of the 20th Century and one of the top five athletes of the century. This film is the equivalent of taking a pee on Ruth's grave. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the worst movies of all time and easily the worst baseball movie ever. A true classic of Mystery Science Theater 3000 caliber. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Very sentimental movie that borders on the inaccurate, but very entertaining. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The baseball player (William Bendix) goes from wayward youth to Boston Red Sox pitcher to New York Yankees home-run hero.
Director
Roy Del Ruth
Producer
Roy Del Ruth
Production Co
Roy Del Ruth Productions
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 6, 1948, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 46m
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