Take Me Out to the Ball Game (Blu-ray)
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
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Blu-ray BD-R Details
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: July 20, 2021
- Originally Released: 1949
- Label: Warner Archives
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams & Gene Kelly | |
Performer: | Betty Garrett, Edward Arnold, Jules Munshin, Richard Lane, Tom Dugan, Murray Alper, Wilton Graff, Mack Gray & Douglas Fowley | |
Directed by | Busby Berkeley | |
Edited by | Blanche Sewell | |
Screenplay by | Harry Crane & George Wells | |
Art Direction by | Cedric Gibbons & Daniel B. Cathcart | |
Story by | Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen | |
Produced by | Arthur Freed | |
Director of Photography: | George J. Folsey |
Entertainment Reviews:
A lazy Technicolored cinemusical aimed squarely and accurately at the summer box office.
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TIME Magazine
Rating: 4/4 --
While there's not much baseball played here, this is an amiable film, marked by the enjoyable cast and some lively, if not memorable, music.
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TV Guide
Rating: 4/5 --
It's brilliant music, and the comedy is a snap.
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DVDTalk.com
Rating: 4/5 --
The American pastime was never more fun.
Your Movies (cleveland.com)
There is no pretense that Ball Game is anything more than a romp for Kelly's virtuosity.
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Variety
Seldom has there been a film loaded with such fine entertainment.
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Associated Press
Rating: 4/5 --
This wonderful MGM musical has super songs, ravishing Technicolor and extraordinary talent both behind and in front of the camera.
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Radio Times
Product Description:
Singing, dancing baseball players Dennis Ryan (Frank Sinatra) and Eddie O'Brien (Gene Kelly) find their friendship tested when both fall for the new, female owner of their team (water-ballet diva Esther Williams). Meanwhile, a crooked gambler (Edward Arnold) tries to sabotage the big game by getting O'Brien fired. It all gets resolved with lots of comedy, songs, dances, and baseball action in a colorful, turn-of-the-century setting. (Miss Williams even swims a few laps in the hotel pool.)
Busby Berkeley directed TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME, but left the choreography to Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, thus the dance numbers emphasize Kelly's athletic grace rather than the fluid camerawork that is Berkeley's signature. Berkeley's exuberant affection for early Americana and his unerring knack for zingy comedy are both on full display, however, and frowns are not an option. Songs include: "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," "The Hat My Father Wore on St. Patrick's Day," and "Yes, Indeedy."
Busby Berkeley directed TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME, but left the choreography to Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, thus the dance numbers emphasize Kelly's athletic grace rather than the fluid camerawork that is Berkeley's signature. Berkeley's exuberant affection for early Americana and his unerring knack for zingy comedy are both on full display, however, and frowns are not an option. Songs include: "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," "The Hat My Father Wore on St. Patrick's Day," and "Yes, Indeedy."
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 57,420
- UPC: 883929775897
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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