The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
The baseball player goes from wayward youth to Boston Red Sox pitcher to New York Yankees home-run hero.
Top billed cast
William BendixGeorge Herman 'Babe' Ruth
Claire TrevorClaire Hodgson Ruth
Charles BickfordBrother Matthias
Sam LevenePhil Conrad
William FrawleyJack Dunn
Gertrude NiesenNightclub Singer
Fred LightnerMiller Huggins
Stanley ClementsWestern Union Boy
Robert EllisBabe Ruth as a Boy (as Bobby Ellis)
Lloyd GoughGambler Dalton
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