''Headin' Home'' is a 1920 American silent biopic sports film directed by

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. It attempts to create a

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surrounding the life of

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player

Babe Ruth George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Su ...

. The screenplay was written by

Arthur "Bugs" Baer bugs ate bugs and was chump Early life Baer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the seventh of 14 children born to immigrants from Alsace-Lorraine. He left school at age 14 to work, attended art school, and designed lace on a wage of $12 ...

from a story by Earle Browne. Besides Ruth, it stars Ruth Taylor,

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, and

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. It was filmed largely in

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, New York

Plot summary

Ruth stars in the film, playing himself, but the details of his life are completely fictionalized. In the film, Ruth comes from a small country town and has a loving home life, but in real life, he grew up in

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, and spent most of his childhood in a

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''Sacramento Bee''. In the film, shades of the 1984 baseball movie '' The Natural (film), The Natural'', Ruth cuts down a tree to make his own

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Cast

as Babe *Ruth Taylor as Mildred Tobin *

as Harry Knight *

as Babe's Mother *Frances Victory as Pigtails *

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as Simon Tobin *

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as John Tobin *

Charles Byer Charles Byer (February 28, 1893 – November 28, 1953) was an American film actor of the silent era.Babington & Barr p. 133 He appeared in films for a variety of companies including Fox, Paramount, Tiffany, and First National Pictures. He playe ...

as David Talmadge *George Halpin as Doc Hedges / The Constable / Dog Catcher *William J. Gross as Eliar Lott *Walter Lawrence as Tony Marino *

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as Mrs. Tony Marino * Ricca Allen as Almira Worters * Sammy Blum as Jimbo Jones *Ethel Kerwin as Kitty Wilson *Tom Cameron as Deacon Flack *Charles J. Hunt as Reverend David Talmadge *

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* Raoul Walsh as supervisor

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* 1920 films 1920s sports comedy-drama films American sports comedy-drama films American black-and-white films American silent feature films American baseball films Articles containing video clips Babe Ruth Cultural depictions of Babe Ruth Biographical films about sportspeople Films directed by Lawrence C. Windom 1920s English-language films 1920s American films Silent comedy-drama films Silent American drama films Silent American comedy films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub

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