Comments on: Batter Up: Memorable Baseball Moments from Non-Baseball Movies

By: BRIAN

BRIAN — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:13:41 +0000

Intrigue(1947)George Raft(Living in China after WW2)plays umpire to a group of orphans.
Good Film Noir about the blackmarket after the war.

By: BRIAN

BRIAN — Sat, 29 May 2010 22:57:31 +0000

Going My Way(1944)Father OMalley(Bing Crosby)takes the kids(Stanley Clements,Carl(Alfalfa)Switzer and the gang to the Ball Game.

By: BRIAN

BRIAN — Thu, 27 May 2010 23:38:57 +0000

All Through The Night(1942)Humphrey Bogart and William Demarest are at the ball game,but are called away by Gloves(Bogie)mom(Jane Darwell)to try to find her friend(Ludwig Stosell)the neighborhood baker,when he refuses to work for Nazi Hoods(Peter Lorre and Conrad Veidt)
Great Film,also in cast Phil Silvers,Frank McHugh,Karen Verne,Judith Anderson,Barton MacLane.
Also a young newcomer named Jackie Gleason.

By: BRIAN

BRIAN — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:57:01 +0000

Larceny INC(1942)Edward G Robinson and Broderick Crawford are two hoods getting out of jail being the two star players on the prison baseball team.
Sadly,Jug(Broderick Crawford)and Pressure(Edward G Robinson)leave feeling their letting the team down.
Great Film
Anthony Quinn,Jane Wyman,Jack Carson,Edward Brophy,etc also in cast.

By: BRIAN

BRIAN — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:50:40 +0000

Pardon My Sarong(1942)Abbott and Costello comedy.
Two wiseguys pull a trick on a gas station owner(Irving Bacon)telling him about a ballgame then making him forget about the bill.
Bud and Lou pull up and try the same trick.The owner reaches for a baseball bat not wanting to be robbed again.
Very Funny Scene.

By: Gerry Fedde

Gerry Fedde — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:36:24 +0000

What's so great about Babe Ruth's extended cameo in Speedy is we get to see the Babe pretty much as he was in real life. That is, in 1928 when the movie was released Babe was not only playing ball for the Yankees, he was at the top of his game then. It also despells the myth that he was perpetually overweight even during his playing days which clearly is not evident in this movie. Great scenes, Great movie, Great fun!

NOTE: If you visit Cooperstown, check out the ticket kiosk at the top of the stairs on the third floor of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. It is one of the same ones dipicted in front of Yankee Stadium when Speedy and the Babe arrive there by taxi.

By: Borch

Borch — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:12:59 +0000

Just a point of information. In Ferris Bueller's Day Off, the restaurant scene was actually shot in Chez Paul, at the time a very popular Chicago icon, located in a historic brownstone building on Rush Street.

By: pat harris

pat harris — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:55:22 +0000

So glad you included That Touch of Mink!! Love those Yanks!!

By: Cyndi Lunsford

Cyndi Lunsford — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:38:38 +0000

Parenthood...nuff said.

By: Kathy R

Kathy R — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:37:56 +0000

Deuce Bigalo takes the girl with Tourrettes Syndrome to a Dodgers game and gave her a wonderful afternoon date.