Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Frank at 100
July 24 - 26, 2015
Sinatra and Gene Kelly reteam for an enchanting turn-of-the-century musical about baseball’s early days, buoyantly directed by Busby Berkeley and highlighted by Frank’s rendition of “The Right Girl for Me.”
The second of three pairings with Gene Kelly (sandwiched between their sailors-on-leave classics Anchors Aweigh and On the Town), Take Me Out to the Ball Game is an unheralded gem from MGM’s peerless Arthur Freed unit. A turn-of-the-century musical conceived by Kelly, who wanted to honor the early days of baseball, the film boasts tuneful Comden and Green/Roger Edens songs including “It’s Fate, Baby, It’s Fate” and “The Right Girl for Me”—the latter memorably performed by Sinatra. Featuring a rare dry-land performance by Esther Williams, Take Me Out to the Ball Game is as buoyant and seemingly effortless a romp as you’d expect from its director, the legendary Busby Berkeley.
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