The baseball player goes from wayward youth to Boston Red Sox pitcher to New York Yankees home-run hero.
Movie tag line: "The incredible life... the spectacular thrills... the fabulous times of America's best-loved hero......."
Production companies:
Character: George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
Character: Claire Hodgson Ruth
Character: Brother Matthias
Character: Phil Conrad
Character: Jack Dunn
Character: Nightclub Singer
Character: Miller Huggins
Character: Western Union Boy
Character: Babe Ruth as a Boy (as Bobby Ellis)
Character: Gambler Dalton
Character: Colonel Jacob Ruppert
Character: Dr. Menzies
Character: Boston Braves' Rookie
Character: Bill Carrigan, Red Sox Manager
Character: Mark Koenig
Character: Boston Braves' coach
Character: Umpire Ziggy Sears
Character: Bucky Harris - Baseball Player
Character: Harry Wismer - Sports Announcer
Character: Mel Allen - New York Yankees Radio Announcer
Character: H. V. Kaltenborn - Radio News Commentator
Character: Narrator
Character: Barfly (uncredited)
Character: Reporter (uncredited)