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The Babe Ruth Story
The Babe Ruth Story is a 1948 American biographical film directed by Roy Del Ruth. The film is a fictionalized depiction of professional baseball player Babe Ruth, who achieved fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. The film stars William Bendix, Claire Trevor, and Charles Bickford.
A film on Ruth's life was in talks for years following his real-life success. However, the project underwent production hell as deals fell through with multiple studios. Ruth initially wanted to portray himself in the film, but ultimately, his deteriorating health prevented him. The casting of Bendix as Babe Ruth received backlash due to his lack of resemblance to Ruth, a move that was defended by the film's producers. The film was rushed due to the real life Babe Ruth's declining health, and the final film makes no mention to Ruth's first wife, Helen Woodford Ruth. Ruth was able to view the finished film three weeks before his death in August 1948 to Esophageal Cancer.
It was distributed in the United States by Allied Artists on July 26, 1948. During its initial release, the film received generally positive reviews from critics. However, retrospective critical reviews have been negative, with its writing, Bendix's performance, historical inaccuracies, lack of baseball scenes, and Ruth's direction sparking criticism, now being considered one of the worst films ever made and one of the worst biopics of all time. The film received $2.4 million through US rentals.
In 1906, at the Baltimore Waterfront, 11-year-old George Herman Ruth Jr. is taken away from his abusive father by Brother Matthias and goes to St. Mary's. When George is 18, his incredible baseball talent gets him hired to play for the Baltimore Orioles, and during the interview, he gets his "Babe" nickname.
Babe becomes a successful baseball player and is soon sold off to play for the Boston Red Sox. After a bad game, Babe wonders what went wrong at a bar, until Claire Hodgson tells him that when he pitches his curveball he sticks out his tongue. He continues his success, landing a new $10,000 contract. He finds Claire, but she gives him the cold shoulder. During one game, Denny, a sick paralyzed child, and his father watch Babe Ruth play. When Babe says "Hiya, keed" to the boy, the child is miraculously cured and stands up.
Babe soon becomes a player for the New York Yankees. During one game, he accidentally hurts a dog and decides to take the dog and the dog's young owner to the hospital. After Babe argues with the doctors that a dog is the same as a human, the dog is treated, but because Babe left a game to do this, he gets suspended from the Yankees. A depressed Babe Ruth finds himself at a bar, and amidst the crowd giving off negative vibes, he starts a fight with one of the gamblers who tried to make him throw the game and gets arrested.
Soon, he decides to play Santa Claus at a children's hospital, where he runs into Claire again, visiting her nephew. She tells him that his actions affect the children of America, and Babe decides to keep that in mind. Miller Huggins, the same man who suspended Babe, fights to bring him back to the Yankees as the team has had a bad season. Babe is soon brought back, and the team wins the World Series thanks to him. With this, he and Claire get married. Soon after, Huggins dies from pyaemia.
During Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, Babe gets a call from the father of a dying child and promises the father that when he goes up to bat, he will call the third shot and the ball will land at a certain spot; all of this will be for the boy. During the game, Babe does exactly that, and the boy hears the news and starts to get better.
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The Babe Ruth Story
The Babe Ruth Story is a 1948 American biographical film directed by Roy Del Ruth. The film is a fictionalized depiction of professional baseball player Babe Ruth, who achieved fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. The film stars William Bendix, Claire Trevor, and Charles Bickford.
A film on Ruth's life was in talks for years following his real-life success. However, the project underwent production hell as deals fell through with multiple studios. Ruth initially wanted to portray himself in the film, but ultimately, his deteriorating health prevented him. The casting of Bendix as Babe Ruth received backlash due to his lack of resemblance to Ruth, a move that was defended by the film's producers. The film was rushed due to the real life Babe Ruth's declining health, and the final film makes no mention to Ruth's first wife, Helen Woodford Ruth. Ruth was able to view the finished film three weeks before his death in August 1948 to Esophageal Cancer.
It was distributed in the United States by Allied Artists on July 26, 1948. During its initial release, the film received generally positive reviews from critics. However, retrospective critical reviews have been negative, with its writing, Bendix's performance, historical inaccuracies, lack of baseball scenes, and Ruth's direction sparking criticism, now being considered one of the worst films ever made and one of the worst biopics of all time. The film received $2.4 million through US rentals.
In 1906, at the Baltimore Waterfront, 11-year-old George Herman Ruth Jr. is taken away from his abusive father by Brother Matthias and goes to St. Mary's. When George is 18, his incredible baseball talent gets him hired to play for the Baltimore Orioles, and during the interview, he gets his "Babe" nickname.
Babe becomes a successful baseball player and is soon sold off to play for the Boston Red Sox. After a bad game, Babe wonders what went wrong at a bar, until Claire Hodgson tells him that when he pitches his curveball he sticks out his tongue. He continues his success, landing a new $10,000 contract. He finds Claire, but she gives him the cold shoulder. During one game, Denny, a sick paralyzed child, and his father watch Babe Ruth play. When Babe says "Hiya, keed" to the boy, the child is miraculously cured and stands up.
Babe soon becomes a player for the New York Yankees. During one game, he accidentally hurts a dog and decides to take the dog and the dog's young owner to the hospital. After Babe argues with the doctors that a dog is the same as a human, the dog is treated, but because Babe left a game to do this, he gets suspended from the Yankees. A depressed Babe Ruth finds himself at a bar, and amidst the crowd giving off negative vibes, he starts a fight with one of the gamblers who tried to make him throw the game and gets arrested.
Soon, he decides to play Santa Claus at a children's hospital, where he runs into Claire again, visiting her nephew. She tells him that his actions affect the children of America, and Babe decides to keep that in mind. Miller Huggins, the same man who suspended Babe, fights to bring him back to the Yankees as the team has had a bad season. Babe is soon brought back, and the team wins the World Series thanks to him. With this, he and Claire get married. Soon after, Huggins dies from pyaemia.
During Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, Babe gets a call from the father of a dying child and promises the father that when he goes up to bat, he will call the third shot and the ball will land at a certain spot; all of this will be for the boy. During the game, Babe does exactly that, and the boy hears the news and starts to get better.