Comments on: The House That Ruth Built (Funny Name for a Man…Ruth)

By: RagingTartabull

RagingTartabull — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:48:40 +0000

I love Moradaunt Hill’s review of the movie in the Times (as per Wikipedia):

“Mr. Keaton’s latest effort is “The Cameraman,” which is filled with guffaws and grins, the sort of thing with many original and adroitly worked-out gags. But whether they belong to the story is immaterial…There are other sections that are wild and watery, but nonetheless humorous.”

Move over Pauline Kael!!

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:42:19 +0000

7) You betcha that was Albert. The LOST ALBUM! “A Star is Bought” was never released on cd. From what I know, it is because Brooks had a falling out with co-creator Harry Shearer, but I think the record is great, setting the stage for SPINAL TAP, and everything that followed that…THE SIMPSONS, THE OFFICE, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, etc.

By: rbj

rbj — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:23:36 +0000

And from Buster’s actions on the mound you can tell that it starts off with runners at first & third, with no outs.

By: Cliff Corcoran

Cliff Corcoran — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:46:13 +0000

Harold Lloyd has a film called “Speedy” in which he plays a baseball fanatic who actually drives Babe Ruth to a game in his horse-drawn taxi. Ruth makes a cameo as himself.

By: RIYank

RIYank — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:58:52 +0000

Oh, and: Albert Brooks, right?

By: RIYank

RIYank — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:41:36 +0000

Great, thanks Alex!
Yeah, the subway. And I never thought of Ruth and Keaton as contemporaries, although if I’d ever thought about it I would have realized they were.

By: glennstout

glennstout — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:36:41 +0000

Never realized the batter would have seen so much of the subway passing outside. To see from both the prespoective of the batter and pitcher is terrific.

By: williamnyy23

williamnyy23 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:02:50 +0000

The best part if the subway train riding buy just as it did for the entire life of the old place. I also love the image of Concourse Plaza Hotel, majestically looming in the distance. Both the hotel and the Stadium were built in 1923, so they were basically brothers in the South Bronx skyline, and only infant 5 year olds in the footage taken by Keaton.

By: Bobtaco

Bobtaco — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:28:45 +0000

What the hell kind of slide was that?

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:59:22 +0000

Wow, it looks like center field is just miles away! How many taters did Joe D lose over his career in YS?? The whole stadium just looks huge..my dad told me when he visited in the early 60s it was already in need of repair, but I wish they had never “renovated” it.

By: Cliff Corcoran

Cliff Corcoran — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:36:42 +0000

Cool! The bleacher sections are huge. Great shot early in the clip of the extensive dirt area beyond the OF grass, too. Also note: no monuments. This was 1928, Miller Huggins died in 1929 and received the first monument.