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The Babe Ruth Story
The Babe Ruth Story

The Babe Ruth Story

The incredible life... the spectacular thrills... the fabulous times of America's best-loved hero.......

Genres

Drama

OverView

The baseball player goes from wayward youth to Boston Red Sox pitcher to New York Yankees home-run hero.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

16 September 1948

Country

United States of America

Cast

William Bendix

William Bendix

George Herman 'Babe' Ruth

Claire Trevor

Claire Trevor

Claire Hodgson Ruth

Charles Bickford

Charles Bickford

Brother Matthias

Sam Levene

Sam Levene

Phil Conrad

William Frawley

William Frawley

Jack Dunn

Gertrude Niesen

Gertrude Niesen

Nightclub Singer

Fred Lightner

Fred Lightner

Miller Huggins

Stanley Clements

Stanley Clements

Western Union Boy

Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis

Babe Ruth as a Boy (as Bobby Ellis)

Lloyd Gough

Lloyd Gough

Gambler Dalton

Matt Briggs

Matt Briggs

Colonel Jacob Ruppert

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

Dr. Menzies

Warren Douglas

Warren Douglas

Boston Braves' Rookie

Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty

Bill Carrigan, Red Sox Manager

Mark Koenig

Mark Koenig

Mark Koenig

Richard Lane

Richard Lane

Boston Braves' coach

Ziggy Sears

Ziggy Sears

Umpire Ziggy Sears

Bucky Harris

Bucky Harris

Bucky Harris - Baseball Player

Harry Wismer

Harry Wismer

Harry Wismer - Sports Announcer

Mel Allen

Mel Allen

Mel Allen - New York Yankees Radio Announcer

H.V. Kaltenborn

H.V. Kaltenborn

H. V. Kaltenborn - Radio News Commentator

Knox Manning

Knox Manning

Narrator

Al Bain

Al Bain

Barfly (uncredited)

Oliver Crawford

Oliver Crawford

Reporter (uncredited)

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