Take Me Out to the Ball Game
by Busby Berkeley
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Actor: Betty Garrett, Edward Arnold, Esther Williams, Frank Sinatra, Gene KellyDirector: Busby Berkeley
Brand: Warner Brothers
Writer: Gene Kelly
Cinematographer: George J. Folsey
Producer: Arthur Freed
Writer: George Wells
Writer: Harry Crane
Writer: Harry Tugend
Writer: Stanley Donen
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-09-19
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Movie Review: fine MGM musical despite a schmaltzy plot
Summary: 5 Stars
Take Me Out To The Ball Game boasts number after number after number of incredible singing and dancing. We get Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly--two of the greatest dancers MGM ever had--along with a young Esther Williams and Betty Garrett to entertain with strength and panache.
The action begins about 100 years ago when the Wolves baseball team is taken over--by a woman! K. C. Higgins (Esther Williams) soon impresses the boys on the team with her knowledge of baseball and her good looks. The action also revolves around two of the players on the team, Dennis Ryan (Frank Sinatra) and Eddie O'Brien (Gene Kelly) who perform in vaudeville when they're not playing during the baseball season. Factor in Shirley Delwyn (Betty Garrett) who loves Dennis Ryan dearly and you've got the basis for some great acting, singing and dancing!
Under K. C. Higgins, The Wolves continue to have yet another good season. However, trouble eventually ensues: Shirley is constantly chasing Dennis even though he's not too keen on her and Eddie O'Brien really falls hard for K. C. Higgins. Things become even more complicated when Eddie gets an offer to be in a vaudeville show--with rehearsals beginning during the season. Going out nights for any reason is strictly against team rules set by K. C. Higgins and her predecessors, so tensions heat up a lot.
There--I told you almost the entire plot--and when you consider the movie takes 93 minutes to tell you most of what you just read in one minute, you see the plot is razor thin. But you don't watch this movie for the plot. Take Me Out To The Ball Game is a star studded attraction with a plot just barely strong enough to give us beautiful song and dance numbers. In addition, they just conveniently get a hotel swimming pool for Esther Williams to swim in to showcase her talents as a swimmer.
Will the Wolves clinch the pennant? What will happen between Shirley and Dennis--will she trap him and make him fall in love with her? Will anyone on the team fall in love with K. C. Higgins? What about those late night rehearsals Eddie sneaks out to do--will that affect the team? No plot spoilers here, folks--you'll just have to watch the movie to find out!
The cinematography gives us great shots of Esther Williams in the pool and the song and dance numbers are captured wonderfully on film. The choreography shines with Gene Kelly's personal contributions to the staging and Busby Berkeley's input as well. Great!
The DVD comes with few extras; although you do get a deleted scene of the number entitled "Boys And Girls Like You And Me." We also get some trailers for other movies as well.
Overall, Take Me Out To The Ball Game is a fine MGM musical that survives the test of time very well despite a thin plot. The singing and dancing make this movie a classic. I highly recommend this film for fans of the people who star in it; and fans of the greatest MGM musicals will consider this movie to be a real treat.
Enjoy!
Summary of Take Me Out to the Ball Game
The wolves baseball team gets steamed when they find theyve been inherited by k.C. Higgins a suspected fathead who takes an active interest in running the team. But k.C. Turns out to be a beautiful woman who really knows her baseball. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 03/15/2005 Starring: Frank Sinatra Gene Kelly Run time: 93 minutes Rating: NrSimilar DVD Movies
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