{"id":5069,"date":"2008-01-01T09:36:12","date_gmt":"2008-01-01T16:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5069"},"modified":"2020-12-30T23:11:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T06:11:01","slug":"angels-in-the-outfield-1951","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5069","title":{"rendered":"Angels in the Outfield (1951)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Dogs have fleas; managers have sports writers.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Poster-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-48306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Poster-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Poster-90x128.jpg 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Poster.jpg 352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe foul-mouthed manager (Paul Douglas) of a losing baseball team (the Pittsburgh Pirates) is visited by an angel, who promises him that a team of heavenly players will help the Pirates win the pennant &#8212; <em>if<\/em> Douglas cleans up his act. Aided by a plucky journalist (Janet Leigh) and a winsome young orphan (Donna Corcoran) who claims to actually see the team of angels, Douglas soon finds himself a changed man, and the Pirates begin winning games.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Angels<\/li>\n<li>Baseball<\/li>\n<li>Character Arc<\/li>\n<li>Clarence Brown Films<\/li>\n<li>Fantasy<\/li>\n<li>Janet Leigh Films<\/li>\n<li>Journalists<\/li>\n<li>Keenan Wynn Films<\/li>\n<li>Lewis Stone Films<\/li>\n<li>Orphans<\/li>\n<li>Paul Douglas Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nClearly banking upon the popularity of earlier fantasy hits such as <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15317\"><em>Miracle on 34th Street<\/em> (1947)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=21148\"><em>Here Comes Mr. Jordan<\/em> (1941)<\/a>, <em>Angels in the Outfield<\/em> is an innocuous, somewhat derivative, yet surprisingly heartwarming &#8220;family film&#8221;. What&#8217;s not to like about watching curmudgeonly Paul Douglas turn into a respectful, child-loving teddy bear, or adorable moppet Donna Corcoran insisting loudly to her only-in-Hollywood loving nun protectors (Spring Byington and Ellen Corby) that she sees angels roosting behind each of the Pittsburgh Pirates? <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Family2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Family2-1024x651.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"407\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Family2-1024x651.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Family2-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Family2-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Family2-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Family2.png 1515w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The story itself is, naturally, unrealistic &#8212; particularly the way in which Douglas and Leigh are magically pulled together as a May-December couple by the end of the film, despite a lack of any overtly romantic overtones &#8212; but it&#8217;s fairly easy to forgive these gaffes and simply enjoy the events as they unfold. Laugh-out-loud moments include the clever way in which the sound studio depicts Douglas&#8217;s swearing in early scenes, and Douglas&#8217;s misinterpretation of Leigh&#8217;s instruction to dry her rain-soaked shoes UNDER a warm oven.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Shoes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Shoes-1024x648.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"405\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Shoes-1024x648.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Shoes-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Shoes-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Shoes-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Shoes-1536x972.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Shoes-427x270.png 427w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Shoes.png 1617w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Douglas as Guffy McGovern<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Douglas.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Douglas-1024x642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"401\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Douglas-1024x642.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Douglas-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Douglas-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Douglas-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Douglas.png 1535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Janet Leigh as Jennifer Paige<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Leigh.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Leigh-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Leigh-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Leigh-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Leigh-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Leigh-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Leigh.png 1537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Donna Corcoran as Bridget<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Corcoran.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Corcoran-1024x642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"401\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Corcoran-1024x642.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Corcoran-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Corcoran-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Corcoran-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Corcoran-1536x963.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/Angels-in-the-Outfield-Corcoran.png 1539w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended. Listed as a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book (no surprise, given his love of baseball).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0043286\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/16\/angels-in-the-outfield#articles-reviews?articleId=24041\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/fantasy\/angels-in-the-outfield-1951.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Dogs have fleas; managers have sports writers.&#8221; Synopsis: The foul-mouthed manager (Paul Douglas) of a losing baseball team (the Pittsburgh Pirates) is visited by an angel, who promises him that a team of heavenly players will help the Pirates win the pennant &#8212; if Douglas cleans up his act. Aided by a plucky journalist (Janet Leigh) and a winsome young orphan (Donna Corcoran) who claims to actually see the team of angels, Douglas soon finds himself a changed man, and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5069\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5069"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60625,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5069\/revisions\/60625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}