Angels in the Outfield (1951, США)
Режиссер Clarence Brown.
В ролях: Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn, Donna Corcoran, Lewis Stone, Spring Byington, Bruce Bennett, Marvin Kaplan, Ellen Corby, Jeff Richards, John Gallaudet, King Donovan, Don Haggerty, Paul Salata, Fred Graham, John McKee, Patrick J. Molyneaux.
A young woman reporter blames the Pittsburgh Pirates’ losing streak on the obscenely abusive manager. While she attempts to learn more about him for her column, he begins hearing the voice of an angel promising him help for the team if he will mend his ways. As he does so, an orphan girl who is a Pirates fan and has been praying for the team begins noticing angels on the ballfield. Sure enough, the Pirates start winning, and McGovern tries to turn his life around. But can he keep his temper long enough for the Pirates to win the NL pennant?
Лёгкая спортивная комедия с примесью маленькой щепотки мистики про ангелов.
В нашей подборке есть еще два фильма про бейсбол — «Природный дар» 1984 года и «Babe Ruth» 1991 года.
А режиссер Кларенс Браун также был одним из режиссеров фильма-антологии с эпизодом в вагоне-ресторане — «It’s a Big Country: An American Anthology» 1951 года.