Saturday, 23 March 2013

Take Me Out to the Ball Game (film)

Take Me Out to the Ball Game is a 1949 Technicolor musical film starring Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, and Gene Kelly. The movie was directed by Busby Berkeley. The title and nominal theme is taken from the unofficial anthem of American baseball, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game". The movie was released in the United Kingdom as Everybody's Cheering.

                                                                       Promotional poster

Directed by Busby Berkeley
Produced by Arthur Freed
Written by Harry Tugend (screenplay)
George Wells (screenplay)
Gene Kelly (story)
Stanley Donen (story)
Starring Frank Sinatra
Esther Williams
Gene Kelly
Betty Garrett
Jules Munshin
Music by Adolph Deutsch
Cinematography George J. Folsey
Editing by Blanche Sewell
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s) April 1949
Running time 93 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office US$4,000,000

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