Pssst, want to check out Take Me Out to the Ball Game in our new look?
Information
- Year
- 1949
- Runtime
- 93 min.
- Director
- Busby Berkeley
- Genres
- Romance, Comedy, Musical
- Rating *
- 6.8
- Votes *
- 1,887
- Checks
- 415
- Favs
- 17
- Dislikes
- 3
- Favs/checks
- 4.1% (1:24)
- Favs/dislikes
- 6:1
Top comments
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TomReagan
I'm a huge fan of baseball movies and Gene Kelly, so I've waited far too long to watch this one. It's an entertaining gem - funny, decent songs, a lot more baseball than I expected (I expected more stage-show performances), and Kelly is fun to watch.
I disagree with caley's review on here - the song that mentions "turns out she was 11" was just a funny line that rhymes (and it's 1949 ;-) - it's not as if the song is ABOUT kissing children. Esther Williams had to do a swimming scene because Busby Berkeley directed it (she was known for her elaborate synchronized "aqua ballets", which Berkeley directed). I was actually waiting for her to perform one of those iconic numbers. 5 years ago -
caley
Nice poster. lol.
This one was weird. From Gene Kelly singing a song about a girl whose kisses sent him to heaven but it turned out she was eleven (!) to the completely superfluous requisite Esther Williams swimming scene, it had an odd vibe.
There's a great Gene Kelly dance sequence in the middle, though. 12 years 11 months ago