"Big Leaguer" movie with Edgar G. Robinson ...

[Chuck Davis]

Do you know where I can find this movie? Made in 1953.

I've searched the web & can only find where it says 'out of print'. I saw it on AMC or TCM last year at the beginning of the baseball season.

Thanx in advance.

Chuck Davis
cdavis@pacificnet.net

[donzblock]

Do you mean Edward G. Robinson?

[Chuck Davis]

"Do you mean Edward G. Robinson?"

yes - i do....

it seems i never get his name straight & i've watched & enjoyed so many of his movies - particularly this one.

thanx,

chuck

[shlevine42]

Originally posted by Chuck Davis
"Do you mean Edward G. Robinson?"

yes - i do....

it seems i never get his name straight & i've watched & enjoyed so many of his movies - particularly this one.

thanx,

chuck

It might be easier to remember if you used his real name -- Emmanuel Goldenberg.

Not to be confused, of course, with Leonard Rosenberg. That would be Tony Randall.

[Greenpeach]

Originally posted by shlevine42
It might be easier to remember if you used his real name -- Emmanuel Goldenberg.

Not to be confused, of course, with Leonard Rosenberg. That would be Tony Randall.

I can say unequivocally that Robinson was the greatest Romanian Jewish actor of the last century. :)

[donzblock]

Kirk Douglas has a hell of a name. Is it true that Robinson was born with a cigar in his mouth? In "The Ten Commandments," I kept waiting for him to light up.

[Greenpeach]

Originally posted by donzblock
Kirk Douglas has a hell of a name. Is it true that Robinson was born with a cigar in his mouth? In "The Ten Commandments," I kept waiting for him to light up.

"Where is your messiah now ? !" One of the most miscast roles in cinema history.

[donzblock]

Originally posted by Greenpeach
"Where is your messiah now ? !" One of the most miscast roles in cinema history.

I thought he said, "Mother of Mary, could this be the end of your messiah?"

[The Real McCoy]

No compilation of this sort would be complete absent the classic line uttered (or uddered) by Bernie Schwartz, in a mercifully forgotten, Middle Ages. "knights on horeseback" epic:

Yonder, lies da castle of my fadder".

[shlevine42]

Originally posted by The Real McCoy
No compilation of this sort would be complete absent the classic line uttered (or uddered) by Bernie Schwartz, in a mercifully forgotten, Middle Ages. "knights on horeseback" epic:

Yonder, lies da castle of my fadder".

Schwartz was terrific in "The Defiant Ones," and brilliant in "Some Like It Hot," but that one line from "The Black Shield of Falworth" will surely be his epitaph.

[Greenpeach]

Originally posted by shlevine42
Schwartz was terrific in "The Defiant Ones," and brilliant in "Some Like It Hot," but that one line from "The Black Shield of Falworth" will surely be his epitaph.

You forgot to mention his stellar performance in "The Bad News Bears Go to Japan". After all, this is a baseball message board. ;)

[The Commissioner]

Lest we forget Spartacus? Great movie, and a fine peformance by Curtis, but that "I love you like I loved my fadder" line always makes me cringe. It almost makes me forget about the wristwatches they're all wearing in the battle scenes.

[Dennis J]

Does anyone know where I can obtain/buy a copy of this movie, The Big Leaguer? Dennis J 111990@optonline.net

[POLO GROUNDS 1957]

Do you know where I can find this movie? Made in 1953.

I've searched the web & can only find where it says 'out of print'. I saw it on AMC or TCM last year at the beginning of the baseball season.

Thanx in advance.

Chuck Davis
cdavis@pacificnet.net
Here is a photo of Edward G Robinson as a new york giant from this movie.

[The Commissioner]

Oh wow, I just read that both Al Campanis and Carl Hubbell actually appeared in this film. I still can't find where to locate a copy of it, though.

[Brownie31]

If anyone is still interested, a vhs copy of this film is available for $19.95 at www.robertsvideos.com.

Brownie31

[WESWESTRUM]

I just watched a great interview with Bernie Schwartz on TCM. They showed the clip and in fact Tony never uttered those words and his diction was fine. Another urban legend bites the dust.

[The Real McCoy]

WES:

Great to hear from you after all this time!

Do you ever get back to Poughkeepsie?

Thanks for the update on Mr. Schwartz (nee Curtis). Urban legends die hard, and let me refer to one that I've noted on the walls of a couple of newrooms where I've done time (including the Poughkeepsie New Yorker). To wit: "Maintain editorial integrity, but, if possible, try not to let the facts get in the way of a good story."

You were a great glove behind the plate, Wes, as a hitter, well, one out of two ain't bad. I was there that August day in 1951, doubleheader against the Phils, in between games, "Wes Westrum day" at the Polo Grounds. Jints won both and that was the start of their run at the Dodgers which ended.....let's see how did that end? If only that was an urban legend.

[PlayJay]

"Oh, a wiseguy. What's worse, Bruno? A dumbbell, or a wiseguy?"

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I can't imagine Edward G. Robinson in a baseball movie, much less a biblical epic, but nevertheless, there it was. I did see 'Big Leaguer' sometime ago on TMC. Perhaps it came out to capitalize on 'Angels in the Outfield'?