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Take Me Out to the Ball Game poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 78.1 / 100
1949·Comedy / Musical / Romance·1h 33m

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME

“A Homerun Of Laughter, Romance And Fun”

The Wolves baseball team gets steamed when they find they've been inherited by one K.C. Higgins, a suspected "fathead" who intends to take an active interest in running the team. But K.C. turns outs to be a beautiful woman who really knows her baseball. Second baseman Dennis Ryan promptly falls in love. But his playboy roommate Eddie O'Brien has his own notions about how to treat the new lady owner and some unsavory gamblers have their own ideas about how to handle Eddie.

Above the Line
Busby Berkeley·DirectorHarry Tugend·ScreenplayGeorge Wells·ScreenplayGeorge J. Folsey·Director of PhotographyRoger Edens·Original Music ComposerBlanche Sewell·Editor
Cast
Frank Sinatra·Dennis RyanEsther Williams·K.C. HigginsGene Kelly·Eddie O'BrienBetty Garrett·Shirley DelwynEdward Arnold·Joe LorganJules Munshin·Nat GoldbergRichard Lane·Michael GihulyTom Dugan·Slappy BurkeJackie Jackson·Child (uncredited)Edna Harris·Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Full Crew
(26 credits)
Directing· 3
Busby Berkeley·DirectorDolph Zimmer·Assistant DirectorLeslie H. Martinson·Assistant Director
Writing· 6
Harry Tugend·ScreenplayGeorge Wells·ScreenplayGene Kelly·StoryStanley Donen·StoryBetty Comden·LyricistAdolph Green·Lyricist
Camera· 1
George J. Folsey·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Blanche Sewell·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Roger Edens·Original Music ComposerConrad Salinger·Original Music ComposerRoger Edens·SongsDouglas Shearer·Sound Director
Art & Design· 6
Cedric Gibbons·Art DirectionDaniel B. Cathcart·Art DirectionHelen Rose·Costume DesignFred Valles·Costume DesignEdwin B. Willis·Set DecorationJack Dawn·Makeup Designer
Production· 2
Arthur Freed·ProducerSergei Petschnikoff·Production Manager
Other Departments· 3
Stanley Donen·ChoreographerGene Kelly·ChoreographerSydney Guilaroff·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
78.1
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
95%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Take Me Out to the Ball Game's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#F7E03E
#D62B2B
Mood
Joyful, Energetic, Playful
Composition
Layered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features a large illustration of a man in a striped suit with a red boutonnière, kneeling with one leg raised, smiling and looking forward. Below him”

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Key Elements
Baseball BatBlack Circle
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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