Angels in the Outfield
Looking for a movie with good baseball, good for family and representative of the world of the 50′s this is it.
This is a real family movie and worth your time and money, I find it more interesting in terms of the way things are different now and then.
As a history buff one of the things I’ve noticed about this movie is the acceptance of religion. In one of the climatic scenes of the movie this is assumed that of COURSE the baseball comish believes in Angels, and to say no to that possibility is to say no to scripture. The positive portrayal of religion is another change.
It is interesting to see that the idea that scripture was able to be questioned as unthinkable.
Look for Mrs. Cleaver (Barbara Billingsley) in a bit role that is rather cute.
Cast
- Paul Douglas as Aloysius X. ‘Guffy’ McGovern
- Janet Leigh as Jennifer Paige
- Keenan Wynn as Fred Bayles
- Donna Corcoran as Bridget White
- Lewis Stone as Arnold P. Hapgood
- Bruce Bennett as Saul Hellman
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