Angels in the Outfield

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Angels in the Outfield

1951,

1h 42m,

Kids & Family/

Comedy

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6 Reviews

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5,000+ Ratings

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6 Reviews

65%

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5,000+ Ratings

A newspaper reporter, Jennifer Paige (Janet Leigh), is investigating the Pittsburgh Pirates' losing streak. The team is led by manager Guffy McGovern (Paul Douglas), whose swearing and fighting hinder his team's progress. Meanwhile, an orphan named Bridget White (Donna Corcoran) has been praying for the team, and her pleas are answered by an angelic voice. The angel begins urging Guffy to be kinder in return for helping the Pirates win, but the playoffs test the manager's temper.

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Variety

Mar 26, 2009

Clarence Brown has carved a tremendously satisfying filmization from a script that, from every evidence, could have gone completely haywire if handled clumsily, dealing as it does with fantasy.

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A.H. Weiler

New York Times

Mar 25, 2006

This combination of whimsy, sports, religious faith and romance is a heart-warming and edifying amalgam which can pass the test of what is traditionally termed entertainment

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Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

Jan 28, 2020

A baseball comedy, mildly amusing one moment and heavy-handed the next.

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Aug 2, 2013

Charming if low-key baseball fantasy teaches life lessons about teamwork and treating others with respect.

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Charles Cassady

Common Sense Media

Dec 14, 2010

4/5

Cute baseball fantasy overshadowed by remake.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jul 15, 2005

3/5

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Jan 26, 2019

The best inspiring sports movie ever made!

Theodore S

Dec 28, 2018

Pleasant baseball pix, especially if you are a pirates fan.

Draco S

Jan 12, 2018

"Fie, fie upon you and a pox upon you too. Thou art blind, thou black-livered bat!"

Poe R

Feb 22, 2010

A sweet baseball fantasy that should be considered a classic. I enjoyed seeing the footage of what the ballpark environment was like in the fifties. There are also some neat cameos that make this a treat for baseball folk. (First and only viewing - 7/3/2010)

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Clarence Brown

Director

Paul Douglas

Aloysius X. "Guffy" McGovern

Janet Leigh

Jennifer Paige

Keenan Wynn

Fred Bayles

Donna Corcoran

Bridget White

Lewis Stone

Arnold P. Hapgood

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Synopsis

A newspaper reporter, Jennifer Paige (Janet Leigh), is investigating the Pittsburgh Pirates' losing streak. The team is led by manager Guffy McGovern (Paul Douglas), whose swearing and fighting hinder his team's progress. Meanwhile, an orphan named Bridget White (Donna Corcoran) has been praying for the team, and her pleas are answered by an angelic voice. The angel begins urging Guffy to be kinder in return for helping the Pirates win, but the playoffs test the manager's temper.

Director: Clarence Brown
Producer: Clarence Brown
Screenwriter: Dorothy Kingsley, George Wells
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 19, 1951, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 4, 2008
Runtime: 1h 42m

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