Angels In The Outfield (1951 Film)

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Angels In The Outfield (1951 Film)

''Angels in the Outfield'' is a 1951 Black-and-white film starring Paul Douglas and Janet Leigh . It was made and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

CAST

Paul Douglas as Aloysius X. 'Guffy' McGovern

Janet Leigh as Jennifer Paige

Keenan Wynn as Fred Bayles

Donna Corcoran as Bridget White

Lewis Stone as Arnold P. Hapgood

TRIVIA

Bing Crosby appeared in the film because at the time, he was a partial owner (approximately 15%) of the Pittsburgh Pirates .

Baseball greats Ty Cobb and Joe DiMaggio also have uncredited cameos in the film.

Much of the film is shot in the Forbes Field , the former home of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Steelers , demolished in 1971, when the Pirates and Steelers moved to Three Rivers Stadium .

In one scene, the term "rhubarb" is used to describe a loud argument on the field during a game. Also in 1951, Paul Douglas made a cameo appearance in another baseball film, the Paramount Pictures release ''Rhubarb'', co-starring Douglas's real-life wife Jan Sterling .

SEE ALSO

'' Angels In The Outfield '', the 1994 remake of this film.

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