On the Town (film)
1949
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Mattie Lucas From the Front Row. A fun, frothy comedy that throws away its ending,...
George Wells. Gene Kelly. Stars. Frank Sinatra. Esther Williams. Gene Kelly. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. from $3.59. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist. Added by 4.1K users. 61 User reviews. 34 Critic reviews. 66 Metascore.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Busby Berkeley
- 1949-04
- Production: 3.5/5
- Video: 5/5
- Audio: 5/5
- Cial Features: 2.5/5
- Rall: 3.5/5
A jaunty baseball musical comedy with nifty tunes and the slimmest of plots, Busby Berkeley’s Take Me Out to the Ball Game is remembered now as the genesis of the great directing team of Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly. They didn’t direct the film proper, but besides penning the story, the pair choreographed the show and directed all of the musical nu...
3D Rating: NA
The film’s 1.37:1 theatrical aspect ratio has been faithfully reproduced in this 1080p transfer using the AVC codec. George J. Folsey’s Technicolor camerawork has never looked so glorious, and the sharpness of the image allows us to notice for the first time the silver piping on the candy-striped costumes Kelly and Sinatra wear in their opening number as well as the seams in the backdrop during “Strictly U.S.A.” Contrast is beautifully applied making for a pristine picture without any of the...
The DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono sound mix offers strong fidelity piped through the center channel. The dialogue and song lyrics are as clear as can be and have been combined with the music and sound effects to make a most professional audio presentation. There are no problems with age-related artifacts like hiss, crackle, pops, and flutter.
Outtake Musical Numbers: “Baby Doll” (2:42, HD) features Kelly singing and dancing rather unimpressively with Williams (in pink ballet slippers so she wouldn’t tower over him) to a tune by Harry Warren and “Boys and Girls Like You and Me” (4:14, HD) offers Sinatra crooning a lovely Rodgers and Hammerstein song to Garrett. The Cat and the Mermouse(7...
Take Me Out to the Ball Game offered a great training ground for many members of the MGM family who’d next be tackling a far more ambitious musical On the Town. On its own merits, Ball Gamefeatures a tuneful and appealing score and a handful of fine musical comedy performances buoyed by inventive staging and gorgeous Technicolor. Fans of the stars ...
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Review this title. 60 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 8/10. Baseball and Vaudeville. bkoganbing 28 September 2006. Gene Kelly took this idea to Arthur Freed about an original musical which would combine two big loves of his, baseball and the dance.
1h 33m 1949. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A beautiful woman takes over a turn-of-the-century baseball team. Cast & Crew. Read More. Busby Berkeley. Director. Frank Sinatra. Dennis Ryan. Esther Williams. K. C. Higgins. Gene Kelly. Eddie O'Brien. Betty Garrett. Shirley Delwyn.
Directed By: Busby Berkeley. Written By: Harry Tugend, George Wells, Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen, Harry Crane. Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews. 66. User Score Available after 4 ratings. tbd. My Score. Hover and click to give a rating. Add My Review. Where to Watch. iTunes ($2.99) All Watch Options
