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The Babe Ruth Story (1948) - more info coming soon
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Directed by
Roy Del Ruth
Writing Credits
Bob Considine...(screen play by) and
George Callahan...(screen play by)
Babe Ruth...(adapted from "The Babe Ruth Story" by) and
Bob Considine...(as told to)
Cast
William Bendix...George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
Claire Trevor...Claire Hodgson Ruth
Charles Bickford...Brother Matthias
Sam Levene...Phil Conrad
William Frawley...Jack Dunn
Gertrude Niesen...Nightclub Singer
Fred Lightner...Miller Huggins
Stanley Clements...Western Union Boy
Robert Ellis...Babe Ruth as a Boy (as Bobby Ellis)
Lloyd Gough...Gambler Dalton
Matt Briggs...Colonel Jacob Ruppert
Paul Cavanagh...Dr. Menzies
Warren Douglas...Boston Braves' Rookie
Pat Flaherty...Bill Carrigan, Red Sox Manager
Mark Koenig...Mark Koenig
Richard Lane...Boston Braves' coach
Ziggy Sears...Umpire Ziggy Sears
Bucky Harris...Bucky Harris - Baseball Player
Harry Wismer...Harry Wismer - Sports Announcer
Mel Allen...Mel Allen - New York Yankees Radio Announcer
H.V. Kaltenborn...H. V. Kaltenborn - Radio News Commentator
Knox Manning...Narrator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Bailey...Reporter (scenes deleted)
Sam Balter...Newsman (scenes deleted)
Leonard Bremen...Sergeant (scenes deleted)
Paul Bryar...Sam (scenes deleted)
George Eldredge...Reporter (scenes deleted)
John Elliott...Conductor (scenes deleted)
Paul Harvey...Bagley (scenes deleted)
George Humbert...Waiter (scenes deleted)
William F. Leicester...Player (scenes deleted)
Mike Mahoney...Buffalo Batter (scenes deleted)
William Newell...Brother Francis (scenes deleted)
George Offerman Jr....Sailor (scenes deleted)
Eddie Parks...Clerk (scenes deleted)
Emory Parnell...Saloon Keeper (scenes deleted)
Syd Saylor...Piano Player (scenes deleted)
Frank J. Scannell...Sports Editor (scenes deleted)
Harry Seymour...Piano Player (scenes deleted)
Ted Stanhope...Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
Jack Stoney...Umpire (scenes deleted)
Brick Sullivan...Umpire (scenes deleted)
Ben Welden...Bartender (scenes deleted)
Dick Wessel...First Mate (scenes deleted)
Abdullah Abbas...Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
John Alvin...Reporter (uncredited)
Valerie Ardis...Nurse (uncredited)
Al Bain...Barfly (uncredited)
Benny Baker...Player (uncredited)
Benny Bartlett...Newsboy (uncredited)
Guy Beach...Old Reporter (uncredited)
George Beban Jr....Player (uncredited)
Danny Beck...Bum (uncredited)
Keefe Brasselle...Call Boy (uncredited)
John Breen...Reporter (uncredited)
Barry Brooks...Shortstop (uncredited)
Buz Buckley...Boy (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire...Cap Huston (uncredited)
Cliff Clark...St. Louis Manager (uncredited)
Russ Clark...Catcher (uncredited)
Gene Collins...Boy (uncredited)
Oliver Crawford...Reporter (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan...Mr. Jackson - Johnny's Father (uncredited)
John Daheim...Dalton's Henchman (uncredited)
Frankie Darro...Newsboy (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing...World Series Fan (uncredited)
Ann Doran...Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Drake...Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn...St. Louis Coach (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn...Babe Ruth's Father (uncredited)
Roland Dupree...Newsboy (uncredited)
Edward Earle...Dr. Hawley (uncredited)
Jay Eaton...Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Ferguson...Danny's Father (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston...Reporter (uncredited)
Mary Field...Nurse (uncredited)
James Flavin...First Mate at Ruth's Bar (uncredited)
Bess Flowers...Lady at Club Royale (uncredited)
Joe Flynn...Extra (uncredited)
Lee Frederick...Catcher (uncredited)
Gil Frye...Reporter (uncredited)
John Gallaudet...Player (uncredited)
Edward Gargan...Policeman (uncredited)
Maxine Gates...Female Wrestler (uncredited)
Alex Gerry...Drunk (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson...Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Pat Goldin...Mild Man in Diner (uncredited)
David Gorcey...Newsboy (uncredited)
Dick Gordon...Train Passenger (uncredited)
Buddy Gorman...Copy Boy (uncredited)
Meyer Grace...Loud Mouth at Game (uncredited)
Vincent Graeff...Boy (uncredited)
Wilton Graff...Dr. Beldon (uncredited)
Johnny Grant...Reporter (uncredited)
Joseph J. Greene...Proprietor (uncredited)
Frank Hagney...Doorman (uncredited)
John Hamilton...Businessman (uncredited)
John Harmon...Man with Phil in Bar (uncredited)
Chester Hayes...Catcher (uncredited)
George Hickman...Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Al Hill...Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan...Player (uncredited)
Robert Hyatt...Bobbie (uncredited)
Tommy Ivo...Danny - Crippled Boy (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers...Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp...Reporter (uncredited)
Dorothea Kent...Blonde (uncredited)
Mike Lally...Reporter / Baseball Fan (uncredited)
George Lloyd...Bum (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe...Barfly (uncredited)
Gregory Marshall...Johnny Jackson (uncredited)
Vera Marshe...Blonde (uncredited)
Martin Mason...Reporter (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel...Locker Room Janitor (uncredited)
Frank McFarland...Ed Barrow (uncredited)
Bob Meusel...Bob Meusel - New York Yankee Catcher (uncredited)
Robert Milasch...Barfly (uncredited)
John Miles...Pittsburgh Pirates First Baseman (uncredited)
Harold Miller...Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Lee Miller...Baltimore Oriole Player (uncredited)
Frank Mills...Frank - Stage Lighting Technician (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery...Evevator Operator (uncredited)
Georgie Nokes...Boy (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor...Man with Phil in Bar (uncredited)
Jimmy O'Gatty...Fan (uncredited)
Ralph Peters...Turnkey (uncredited)
Lee Phelps...Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Francis Pierlot...Brother Peter (uncredited)
Michael Raffetto...Customer (uncredited)
Ed Randolph...Umpire (uncredited)
Edward Rickard...Catcher (uncredited)
Wallace Scott...Sam--Reporter (uncredited)
Del Sharbutt...Announcer (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock...St. Louis Player (uncredited)
Evelynne Smith...Female Wrestler (uncredited)
Cap Somers...Barfly (uncredited)
Tom Stevenson...Headwaiter (uncredited)
Clarence Straight...Reporter (uncredited)
Hal Taggart...Train Passenger (uncredited)
Tony Taylor...Tony - Boy with Dog (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook...Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Sid Tomack...Bartender (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey...Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Richard Travis...Reporter (uncredited)
H.T. Tsiang...Chinese Man (uncredited)
Tommy Tucker...Boy (uncredited)
Peter Virgo...Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Volkie...Truckman (uncredited)
Wally Walker...Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Richard Walsh...Sportsroom Reporter (uncredited)
Lee 'Lasses' White...Elderly Newsboy (uncredited)
Claire Whitney...Mrs. Jackson - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
Eve Whitney...Brunette (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox...Surgeon Refusing to Treat Dog (uncredited)
Joan Winfield...Nurse (uncredited)
Isabel Withers...Older Nurse (uncredited)
Barton Yarborough...Doctor at Huggins' Bedside (uncredited)
Produced by
Roy Del Ruth...producer
Joe Kaufmann...associate producer (as Joe Kaufman)
Music by
Edward Ward...(musical score)
Cinematography by
Philip Tannura...director of photography
Film Editing by
Richard V. Heermance...(as Richard Heermance)
Art Direction by
Frank Paul Sylos...(as F. Paul Sylos)
Set Decoration by
Edward R. Robinson...(as E. Ray Robinson)
Costume Design by
Lorraine MacLean...(fashions)
Makeup Department
Otis Malcolm...makeup artist
Mel Berns...makeup artist (uncredited)
Larry Butterworth...assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Production Management
Glenn Cook...unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arthur S. Black Jr....assistant director: second unit (as Art Black)
Mel Dellar...assistant director
D. Ross Lederman...second unit director
Art Department
Burris Jenkins Jr....courtesy: "Stomach Ache Felt around the World" and "The Big Wind"
Gus Uhlmann...courtesy: "Life Begins at 41"
Sound Department
Frank Webster...recording engineer
Stunts
Court Shepard...stunt double: Lloyd Gough (uncredited)
Camera and Electrical Department
James Van Trees...director of photography: second unit
Wilbur Bradley...camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Robert Dabke...grip (uncredited)
Eddie Fitzgerald...camera operator (uncredited)
Durward Graybill...still photographer (uncredited)
Harry Lewis...grip (uncredited)
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Willard H. George...furrier (as Willard George)
Music Department
The King's Men...vocals by
Gertrude Niesen...vocals by
The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir...vocals by
Edward Ward...musical director
Script and Continuity Department
Donna M. Norridge...script supervisor (as Donna Morridge)
Additional Crew
Pat Flaherty...technical advisor: baseball
Lew Fonseca...special baseball assistance
D. Ross Lederman...assistant to producer
Melvyn Gordon Lowenstein...by special arrangement with
Roy Del Ruth
Writing Credits
Bob Considine...(screen play by) and
George Callahan...(screen play by)
Babe Ruth...(adapted from "The Babe Ruth Story" by) and
Bob Considine...(as told to)
Cast
William Bendix...George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
Claire Trevor...Claire Hodgson Ruth
Charles Bickford...Brother Matthias
Sam Levene...Phil Conrad
William Frawley...Jack Dunn
Gertrude Niesen...Nightclub Singer
Fred Lightner...Miller Huggins
Stanley Clements...Western Union Boy
Robert Ellis...Babe Ruth as a Boy (as Bobby Ellis)
Lloyd Gough...Gambler Dalton
Matt Briggs...Colonel Jacob Ruppert
Paul Cavanagh...Dr. Menzies
Warren Douglas...Boston Braves' Rookie
Pat Flaherty...Bill Carrigan, Red Sox Manager
Mark Koenig...Mark Koenig
Richard Lane...Boston Braves' coach
Ziggy Sears...Umpire Ziggy Sears
Bucky Harris...Bucky Harris - Baseball Player
Harry Wismer...Harry Wismer - Sports Announcer
Mel Allen...Mel Allen - New York Yankees Radio Announcer
H.V. Kaltenborn...H. V. Kaltenborn - Radio News Commentator
Knox Manning...Narrator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Bailey...Reporter (scenes deleted)
Sam Balter...Newsman (scenes deleted)
Leonard Bremen...Sergeant (scenes deleted)
Paul Bryar...Sam (scenes deleted)
George Eldredge...Reporter (scenes deleted)
John Elliott...Conductor (scenes deleted)
Paul Harvey...Bagley (scenes deleted)
George Humbert...Waiter (scenes deleted)
William F. Leicester...Player (scenes deleted)
Mike Mahoney...Buffalo Batter (scenes deleted)
William Newell...Brother Francis (scenes deleted)
George Offerman Jr....Sailor (scenes deleted)
Eddie Parks...Clerk (scenes deleted)
Emory Parnell...Saloon Keeper (scenes deleted)
Syd Saylor...Piano Player (scenes deleted)
Frank J. Scannell...Sports Editor (scenes deleted)
Harry Seymour...Piano Player (scenes deleted)
Ted Stanhope...Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
Jack Stoney...Umpire (scenes deleted)
Brick Sullivan...Umpire (scenes deleted)
Ben Welden...Bartender (scenes deleted)
Dick Wessel...First Mate (scenes deleted)
Abdullah Abbas...Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
John Alvin...Reporter (uncredited)
Valerie Ardis...Nurse (uncredited)
Al Bain...Barfly (uncredited)
Benny Baker...Player (uncredited)
Benny Bartlett...Newsboy (uncredited)
Guy Beach...Old Reporter (uncredited)
George Beban Jr....Player (uncredited)
Danny Beck...Bum (uncredited)
Keefe Brasselle...Call Boy (uncredited)
John Breen...Reporter (uncredited)
Barry Brooks...Shortstop (uncredited)
Buz Buckley...Boy (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire...Cap Huston (uncredited)
Cliff Clark...St. Louis Manager (uncredited)
Russ Clark...Catcher (uncredited)
Gene Collins...Boy (uncredited)
Oliver Crawford...Reporter (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan...Mr. Jackson - Johnny's Father (uncredited)
John Daheim...Dalton's Henchman (uncredited)
Frankie Darro...Newsboy (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing...World Series Fan (uncredited)
Ann Doran...Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Drake...Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn...St. Louis Coach (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn...Babe Ruth's Father (uncredited)
Roland Dupree...Newsboy (uncredited)
Edward Earle...Dr. Hawley (uncredited)
Jay Eaton...Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Ferguson...Danny's Father (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston...Reporter (uncredited)
Mary Field...Nurse (uncredited)
James Flavin...First Mate at Ruth's Bar (uncredited)
Bess Flowers...Lady at Club Royale (uncredited)
Joe Flynn...Extra (uncredited)
Lee Frederick...Catcher (uncredited)
Gil Frye...Reporter (uncredited)
John Gallaudet...Player (uncredited)
Edward Gargan...Policeman (uncredited)
Maxine Gates...Female Wrestler (uncredited)
Alex Gerry...Drunk (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson...Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Pat Goldin...Mild Man in Diner (uncredited)
David Gorcey...Newsboy (uncredited)
Dick Gordon...Train Passenger (uncredited)
Buddy Gorman...Copy Boy (uncredited)
Meyer Grace...Loud Mouth at Game (uncredited)
Vincent Graeff...Boy (uncredited)
Wilton Graff...Dr. Beldon (uncredited)
Johnny Grant...Reporter (uncredited)
Joseph J. Greene...Proprietor (uncredited)
Frank Hagney...Doorman (uncredited)
John Hamilton...Businessman (uncredited)
John Harmon...Man with Phil in Bar (uncredited)
Chester Hayes...Catcher (uncredited)
George Hickman...Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Al Hill...Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan...Player (uncredited)
Robert Hyatt...Bobbie (uncredited)
Tommy Ivo...Danny - Crippled Boy (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers...Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp...Reporter (uncredited)
Dorothea Kent...Blonde (uncredited)
Mike Lally...Reporter / Baseball Fan (uncredited)
George Lloyd...Bum (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe...Barfly (uncredited)
Gregory Marshall...Johnny Jackson (uncredited)
Vera Marshe...Blonde (uncredited)
Martin Mason...Reporter (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel...Locker Room Janitor (uncredited)
Frank McFarland...Ed Barrow (uncredited)
Bob Meusel...Bob Meusel - New York Yankee Catcher (uncredited)
Robert Milasch...Barfly (uncredited)
John Miles...Pittsburgh Pirates First Baseman (uncredited)
Harold Miller...Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Lee Miller...Baltimore Oriole Player (uncredited)
Frank Mills...Frank - Stage Lighting Technician (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery...Evevator Operator (uncredited)
Georgie Nokes...Boy (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor...Man with Phil in Bar (uncredited)
Jimmy O'Gatty...Fan (uncredited)
Ralph Peters...Turnkey (uncredited)
Lee Phelps...Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Francis Pierlot...Brother Peter (uncredited)
Michael Raffetto...Customer (uncredited)
Ed Randolph...Umpire (uncredited)
Edward Rickard...Catcher (uncredited)
Wallace Scott...Sam--Reporter (uncredited)
Del Sharbutt...Announcer (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock...St. Louis Player (uncredited)
Evelynne Smith...Female Wrestler (uncredited)
Cap Somers...Barfly (uncredited)
Tom Stevenson...Headwaiter (uncredited)
Clarence Straight...Reporter (uncredited)
Hal Taggart...Train Passenger (uncredited)
Tony Taylor...Tony - Boy with Dog (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook...Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Sid Tomack...Bartender (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey...Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Richard Travis...Reporter (uncredited)
H.T. Tsiang...Chinese Man (uncredited)
Tommy Tucker...Boy (uncredited)
Peter Virgo...Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Volkie...Truckman (uncredited)
Wally Walker...Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Richard Walsh...Sportsroom Reporter (uncredited)
Lee 'Lasses' White...Elderly Newsboy (uncredited)
Claire Whitney...Mrs. Jackson - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
Eve Whitney...Brunette (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox...Surgeon Refusing to Treat Dog (uncredited)
Joan Winfield...Nurse (uncredited)
Isabel Withers...Older Nurse (uncredited)
Barton Yarborough...Doctor at Huggins' Bedside (uncredited)
Produced by
Roy Del Ruth...producer
Joe Kaufmann...associate producer (as Joe Kaufman)
Music by
Edward Ward...(musical score)
Cinematography by
Philip Tannura...director of photography
Film Editing by
Richard V. Heermance...(as Richard Heermance)
Art Direction by
Frank Paul Sylos...(as F. Paul Sylos)
Set Decoration by
Edward R. Robinson...(as E. Ray Robinson)
Costume Design by
Lorraine MacLean...(fashions)
Makeup Department
Otis Malcolm...makeup artist
Mel Berns...makeup artist (uncredited)
Larry Butterworth...assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Production Management
Glenn Cook...unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arthur S. Black Jr....assistant director: second unit (as Art Black)
Mel Dellar...assistant director
D. Ross Lederman...second unit director
Art Department
Burris Jenkins Jr....courtesy: "Stomach Ache Felt around the World" and "The Big Wind"
Gus Uhlmann...courtesy: "Life Begins at 41"
Sound Department
Frank Webster...recording engineer
Stunts
Court Shepard...stunt double: Lloyd Gough (uncredited)
Camera and Electrical Department
James Van Trees...director of photography: second unit
Wilbur Bradley...camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Robert Dabke...grip (uncredited)
Eddie Fitzgerald...camera operator (uncredited)
Durward Graybill...still photographer (uncredited)
Harry Lewis...grip (uncredited)
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Willard H. George...furrier (as Willard George)
Music Department
The King's Men...vocals by
Gertrude Niesen...vocals by
The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir...vocals by
Edward Ward...musical director
Script and Continuity Department
Donna M. Norridge...script supervisor (as Donna Morridge)
Additional Crew
Pat Flaherty...technical advisor: baseball
Lew Fonseca...special baseball assistance
D. Ross Lederman...assistant to producer
Melvyn Gordon Lowenstein...by special arrangement with