Add photo. Top cast Edit. Hank Aaron Self as Self archive footage. Bud Abbott Self as Self archive footage. Elden Auker Self as Self voice. Red Barber Self as Self voice. Yogi Berra Self as Self archive footage. Clay Bryant Self as Self archive footage voice. Roy Campanella Self as Self archive footage. Ty Cobb Self as Self archive footage. Lou Costello Self as Self archive footage. Robert W. Creamer Self as Self voice. Joe Cronin Self as Self archive footage. Dizzy Dean Self as Self archive footage.
Bill Dickey Self as Self archive footage. Joe DiMaggio Self as Self archive footage. Bobby Doerr Self as Self archive footage. Leo Durocher Self as Self archive footage. Bob Feller Self as Self archive footage. Whitey Ford Self as Self archive footage. Steven Stern. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Add content advisory. Did you know Edit. The film really gives one a great look at baseball players in the olden days and it's really remarkable being able to see this footage.
Of course, when this was released in it was even more spectacular because since then more footage and two more films have been released but there's still no question that the magic is still here just by watching the footage.
Fans of baseball are certainly going to enjoy watching this because you get some great footage of some of the all-time great players like Babe Ruth, Willie Mayes, Joe DiMaggio and countless others.
The film also gives you a look at what the players did in between games and there's even some footage of them on board a train going to the next game. Also very special is some 16mm footage from the World Series, which is in color and we also get a pre-game parade.
Some other special footage includes some in-game contests that the players did during WWII just to reach the audience a little bit better. It's clear that this era in baseball was a lot different than that of today and it's interesting just to see the gloves, the uniforms and just the way the game was played. Play ball! There's a saying: a picture is worth a thousand words and nowhere is this saying more apropos than in this documentary.
Containing remarkable footage, this documentary chronicles an era in baseball that also reveals much about American society in a bygone time. Baseball was really special; going to a ballgame was a big deal, a major social event.
The players were larger than life. They played in ballparks that were like cathedrals - to a sport. Far from being bandboxes, the old ballparks, which were once new ballparks, were huge, sprawling structures, places that projected an aura of greatness that made one feel that they were witnessing a major historical event.
And what made it even more special was that each game WAS a major historical event. Every game was an expression of American culture. Every game made an indelible mark on American history. Ebbets Field, The Polo Grounds, Shibe Park, Sportsmans Park, places that are still recalled with reverence by grown men and women who went to those places when they were kids.
And it's all gone. A mere memory, but what a wonderful memory, a time when baseball was king. Another major plus is that we get to see some famous faces including one bit where we see Tommy Lasorda when he was playing in the Minor Leagues.
Some of the funniest footage comes when they talk about the cameras used at the time and how photographers for newspapers had to actually stand on the field while the game was going on to get the shots they wanted. There's a great clip of a batter swinging and behind him and on the side are four or five cameramen.
Of course, the documentary also succeeds at just showing how different the game was back then in terms of how it was played but it also shows how they faced the same problems as teams today. There's a great bit about teams like the St. Louis Browns not having enough money to pay their bills so they'd have to sell players to the Yankees. We even get some nice stories and footage from the Pacific Coastal League.
All of the footage is in color with the exception of about four minutes and this here is perhaps the most priceless footage because it shows Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in their Barnstorming days.
We even get a priceless shot of a retirement party where the player got a shotgun and two hunting dogs. The film closes with some great footage of Babe Ruth and we get a fitting tribute to the legend. Details Edit. Country of origin United States. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 58 minutes. Black and White Color. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content.
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