Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
A Homerun Of Laughter, Romance And Fun
The Wolves baseball team gets steamed when they find they've been inherited by one K.C. Higgins, a suspected "fathead" who intends to take an active interest in running the team. But K.C. turns outs to be a beautiful woman who really knows her baseball. Second baseman Dennis Ryan promptly falls in love. But his playboy roommate Eddie O'Brien has his own notions about how to treat the new lady owner and some unsavory gamblers have their own ideas about how to handle Eddie.

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Cast

Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra As: Dennis Ryan
Esther Williams Esther Williams As: K.C. Higgins
Gene Kelly Gene Kelly As: Eddie O'Brien
Betty Garrett Betty Garrett As: Shirley Delwyn
Edward Arnold Edward Arnold As: Joe Lorgan
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Storyline

The Wolves baseball team gets steamed when they find they've been inherited by one K.C. Higgins, a suspected "fathead" who intends to take an active interest in running the team. But K.C. turns outs to be a beautiful woman who really knows her baseball. Second baseman Dennis Ryan promptly falls in love. But his playboy roommate Eddie O'Brien has his own notions about how to treat the new lady owner and some unsavory gamblers have their own ideas about how to handle Eddie.


Tagline: A Homerun Of Laughter, Romance And Fun
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy, Music

Language: English

Release Date: 09 March 1949

Country: US

Runtime: 93m

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Budget: $1,725,970

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Cast

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Dennis Ryan

Esther Williams

Esther Williams

K.C. Higgins

Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

Eddie O'Brien

Betty Garrett

Betty Garrett

Shirley Delwyn

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

Joe Lorgan

Jules Munshin

Jules Munshin

Nat Goldberg

Richard Lane

Richard Lane

Michael Gihuly

Tom Dugan

Tom Dugan

Slappy Burke

Jackie Jackson

Jackie Jackson

Child (uncredited)

Edna Harris

Edna Harris

Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Sally Forrest

Sally Forrest

Roberta Johnson

Roberta Johnson

Girl in Bathing Suit (uncredited)

Directed By

Busby Berkeley

Busby Berkeley

Director

Dolph Zimmer

Dolph Zimmer

Assistant Director

Leslie H. Martinson

Leslie H. Martinson

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Arthur Freed

Arthur Freed

Producer

Sergei Petschnikoff

Sergei Petschnikoff

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Helen Rose

Helen Rose

Costume Design

Sydney Guilaroff

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

Jack Dawn

Jack Dawn

Makeup Designer

Fred Valles

Fred Valles

Costume Design

Sound

Roger Edens

Roger Edens

Songs

Roger Edens

Roger Edens

Original Music Composer

Conrad Salinger

Conrad Salinger

Original Music Composer

Douglas Shearer

Douglas Shearer

Sound Director

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

George J. Folsey

George J. Folsey

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Daniel B. Cathcart

Daniel B. Cathcart

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Stanley Donen

Stanley Donen

Choreographer

Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

Choreographer

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