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The batters couldn’t hit water if they fell out of a boat. The fielders must be using frying pans instead of baseball mitts. It looks like the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t got a prayer…until the prayers of a young orphan girl get the Pirates some celestial support! Comedy and charm form the winning lineup of Angels in the Outfield, starring Paul Douglas as the team’s short-fused manager. “Dogs have fleas, managers have sportswriters,” he grouses to a columnist (Janet Leigh) covering the team. Adding to the fun are game footage from back in the day (buffs will love to spot the stars) support from Keenan Wynn, Spring Byington and more familiar talents plus unbilled bits by baseball greats Joe DiMaggio and Ty Cobb. One more footnote about this nifty ’50s diamond: President Eisenhower called it his favorite movie. Batter up!
Original Release
10/19/1951
US Release
10/19/1951
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Douglas | Aloysius X. 'Guffy' McGovern / Guffy McGovern |
Janet Leigh | Jennifer Paige |
Keenan Wynn | Fred Bayles |
Donna Corcoran | Bridget White |
Lewis Stone | Commissioner Arnold P. Hapgood / Arnold P. Hapgood |
Spring Byington | Sister Edwitha |
Bruce Bennett | Saul Hellman |
Marvin Kaplan | Timothy Durney |
Ellen Corby | Sister Veronica |
Jeff Richards | Dave Rothberg |
Directors
Writers
Richard Conlin, Dorothy Kingsley, George Wells
Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Douglas | Aloysius X. 'Guffy' McGovern / Guffy McGovern |
Janet Leigh | Jennifer Paige |
Keenan Wynn | Fred Bayles |
Donna Corcoran | Bridget White |
Lewis Stone | Commissioner Arnold P. Hapgood / Arnold P. Hapgood |
Spring Byington | Sister Edwitha |
Bruce Bennett | Saul Hellman |
Marvin Kaplan | Timothy Durney |
Ellen Corby | Sister Veronica |
Jeff Richards | Dave Rothberg |
John Gallaudet | Joe Reynolds / Reynolds |
King Donovan | Mack McGee / McGee |
Don Haggerty | Rube Ronson |
Paul Salata | Tony Minelli |
Fred Graham | Chunk (coach) / Chunk |
John McKee | Bill Baxter (catcher) / Bill Baxter |
Patrick J. Molyneaux | Patrick J. Finley |
Peter Adams | Court Room Spectator |
Leon Alton | Radio Technician |
Al Bain | Baseball Fan |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Clarence Brown | Producer |