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American silent film
directed by Lawrence C. Windom. It attempts to create a mythology
surrounding the life of baseball
player Babe Ruth
.
The screenplay was written by Arthur "Bugs" Baer from a story by Earle Browne. Besides Ruth, it stars Ruth Taylor
, William Sheer and Margaret Seddon.
, Ruth cuts down a tree to make his own bat
.
1920 in film
The year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
American silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
directed by Lawrence C. Windom. It attempts to create a mythology
Mythology
The term mythology can refer either to the study of myths, or to a body or collection of myths. As examples, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece...
surrounding the life of baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
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The screenplay was written by Arthur "Bugs" Baer from a story by Earle Browne. Besides Ruth, it stars Ruth Taylor
Ruth Taylor (actress)
Ruth Taylor was an American actress in silent films and early talkies. Her son is the writer Buck Henry.-Early years:Born Ruth Alice Taylor to Norman and Ivah Taylor in Grand Rapids, Michigan...
, William Sheer and Margaret Seddon.
Plot summary
Ruth stars in the film, playing himself, but the details of his life are completely fictionalized. In the film, Ruth comes from a small country town and has a loving home life, but in real life, he grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and spent most of his childhood in a reformatory http://sacbee.com/172/story/149603.html. In the film, shades of the baseball movie The NaturalThe Natural
The Natural is a 1952 novel about baseball written by Bernard Malamud. The book follows Roy Hobbs, a baseball prodigy whose career is sidetracked when he is shot by a woman who seeks to kill arrogant athletes to "better the world"...
, Ruth cuts down a tree to make his own bat
Baseball bat
A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club used in the game of baseball to hit the ball after the ball is thrown by the pitcher. It is no more than 2.75 inches in diameter at the thickest part and no more than 42 inches in length. It typically weighs no more than 33 ounces , but it...
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Cast
- Babe RuthBabe RuthGeorge Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
as Babe - Ruth TaylorRuth TaylorRuth Taylor was a Canadian poet, editor and college professor. Born in Lachine, Quebec and raised in Pincourt, Quebec, she attended John Abbott College, McGill University , and Concordia University.Taylor was the author of three collections of poetry: The Drawing Board ; Dragon Papers...
as Mildred Tobin - William Sheer as Harry Knight
- Margaret SeddonMargaret SeddonMargaret Seddon was an American film actress. She appeared in 104 films between 1915 and 1951. She was born in Washington, D.C...
as Babe's Mother - Frances Victory as Pigtails
- James A. MarcusJames A. MarcusJames A. Marcus was an American actor. He appeared in 109 films between 1915 and 1937.He was born in New York, New York and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack...
as Simon Tobin - Ralf HaroldeRalf HaroldeRalf Harolde was an American character actor. Between 1920 and 1963, he appeared in 99 films, including Jimmy the Gent, Night Nurse, Baby Take a Bow, A Tale of Two Cities, Our Relations, and Murder, My Sweet.Harolde was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died in Santa Monica,...
as John Tobin - Charles Byer as David Talmadge
- George HalpinGeorge HalpinGeorge Halpin , was a prominent civil engineer and lighthouse builder, responsible for the construction of much of the Port of Dublin, several of Dublin's bridges, and a number of lighthouses; he is considered the founding father of the Irish lighthouse service...
as Doc Hedges / The Constable / Dog Catcher - William J. Gross as Eliar Lott
- Walter LawrenceWalter LawrenceWalter Richard Lawrence MBE was an Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Drummoyne in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1956 to 1962....
as Tony Marino - Ann BrodyAnn BrodyAnn Brody , née Ann Goldstein, was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 58 films between 1915 and 1934.She was born in Poland, and died in New York City.-Selected filmography:...
as Mrs. Tony Marino - Ricca AllenRicca AllenRicca Allen was a Canadian stage and film actress. She appeared in 58 films between 1913 and 1941.She was born in Victoria, British Columbia, and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
as Almira Worters - Sammy Blum as Jimbo Jones
- Ethel Kerwin as Kitty Wilson
- Tom Cameron as Deacon Flack
- Charles J. Hunt as Reverend David Talmadge
- William SheaWilliam SheaWilliam Alfred "Bill" Shea was an American lawyer and a name partner of the prominent law firm of Shea & Gould...
- Herbert H. Yudkin
- Raoul WalshRaoul WalshRaoul Walsh was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the brother of silent screen actor George Walsh...
as supervisor