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surrounding the life of

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. The screenplay was written by Arthur "Bugs" Baer from a story by Earle Browne. Besides Ruth, it stars Ruth Taylor, William Sheer, and

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. It was filmed largely in Haverstraw, 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 * William Sheer as Harry Knight *

as Babe's Mother *Frances Victory as Pigtails * James A. Marcus 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 Film, Fox, Paramount Pictures, Paramount, Tiffany Pictures, T ...

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 *

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as Almira Worters *

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as Jimbo Jones *Ethel Kerwin as Kitty Wilson *Tom Cameron as Deacon Flack *Charles J. Hunt as Reverend David Talmadge *

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as supervisor

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

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