The Babe Ruth Story

The incredible life... the spectacular thrills... the fabulous times of America's best-loved hero.......

The baseball player goes from wayward youth to Boston Red Sox pitcher to New York Yankees home-run hero.

Drama

William Bendix

(George Herman 'Babe' Ruth)

Claire Trevor

(Claire Hodgson Ruth)

Charles Bickford

(Brother Matthias)

Sam Levene

(Phil Conrad)

William Frawley

(Jack Dunn)

Gertrude Niesen

(Nightclub Singer)

Fred Lightner

(Miller Huggins)

Stanley Clements

(Western Union Boy)

Robert Ellis

(Babe Ruth as a Boy (as Bobby Ellis))

Lloyd Gough

(Gambler Dalton)

Matt Briggs

(Colonel Jacob Ruppert)

Paul Cavanagh

(Dr. Menzies)

Warren Douglas

(Boston Braves' Rookie)

Pat Flaherty

(Bill Carrigan, Red Sox Manager)

Mark Koenig

(Mark Koenig)

Richard Lane

(Boston Braves' coach)

Ziggy Sears

(Umpire Ziggy Sears)

Bucky Harris

(Bucky Harris - Baseball Player)

Harry Wismer

(Harry Wismer - Sports Announcer)

Mel Allen

(Mel Allen - New York Yankees Radio Announcer)

H.V. Kaltenborn

(H. V. Kaltenborn - Radio News Commentator)

Knox Manning

(Narrator)

Al Bain

(Barfly (uncredited))

Oliver Crawford

(Reporter (uncredited))