Directed by:
Busby BerkeleyCinematography:
George J. FolseyCast:
Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly, Betty Garrett, Edward Arnold, Jules Munshin, Richard Lane, Tom Dugan, Sally Forrest, Joi Lansing, Mitchell Lewis (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Singing, dancing baseball players Dennis Ryan (Frank Sinatra) and Eddie O'Brien (Gene Kelly) find their friendship tested when both fall for the new, female owner of their team (Esther Williams). Meanwhile, a crooked gambler (Edward Arnold) tries to sabotage the big game by getting O'Brien fired. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Frank Sinatra](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/760/163760905_69ad84.jpg)
Frank Sinatra
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
![Esther Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273577_ba3d13.jpg)
Esther Williams
USA
Best movies:
A Guy Named Joe (1943)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
![Gene Kelly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268023_cc5081.jpg)
Gene Kelly
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
![Betty Garrett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/473/473454_a45de0.jpg)
Betty Garrett
USA
Best movies:
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
On the Town (1949)
The Long Way Home (1998) (TV movie)
![Edward Arnold](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/404/163404111_895da0.png)
Edward Arnold
USA
Best movies:
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Jules Munshin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/424/424243_bf476f.jpg)
Jules Munshin
USA
Best movies:
Easter Parade (1948)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
On the Town (1949)
![Richard Lane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/194/160194076_fa222d.jpg)
Richard Lane
USA
Best movies:
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Carefree (1938)
![Tom Dugan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/873/159873605_cd34c1.jpg)
Tom Dugan
Ireland
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
![Sally Forrest](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/763/157763582_e4d545.jpg)
Sally Forrest
USA
Best movies:
Mystery Street (1950)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
While the City Sleeps (1956)
![Joi Lansing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948873_70c526.jpg)
Joi Lansing
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Easter Parade (1948)
Touch of Evil (1958)
![Mitchell Lewis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/511/160511029_0f3100.jpg)
Mitchell Lewis
USA
Best movies:
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
The Stratton Story (1949)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
![Gordon Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000187_bb12af.jpg)
Gordon Jones
USA
Best movies:
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
A Foreign Affair (1948)
![Pat Flaherty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000248_6efdc2.jpg)
Pat Flaherty
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Charles Sullivan
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Fury (1936)
Sam Harris
Australia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
![Dick Wessel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/335/160335587_45e9f2.jpg)
Dick Wessel
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Scarlet Street (1945)
![Gil Perkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/370/159370096_d4778b.jpg)
Gil Perkins
Australia
Best movies:
Raging Bull (1980)
Captains Courageous (1937)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
![Douglas Fowley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634490_8c6e44.jpg)
Douglas Fowley
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Brick Sullivan
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Love Crazy (1941)
![Sol Gorss](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/951/159951884_06170d.jpg)
Sol Gorss
USA
Best movies:
The Killing (1956)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Spartacus (1960)