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Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) starring Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

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Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) starring Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Betty Garrett

Synopsis of Take Me Out to the Ball Game

In Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly play early-1900s vaudevillians who are also professional baseball players. But a new female owner adds complications, as does a gambler who wants to make sure their team loses!

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Neptune's Daughter (1949) starring Esther Williams, Ricardo Montalban, Red Skelton, Betty Garrett, Keenan Wynn

Neptune’s Daughter [Esther Williams]

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Neptune’s Daughter (1949) starring Esther Williams, Ricardo Montalban, Red Skelton, Betty Garrett, Keenan Wynn

Neptune’s Daughter is a laugh out loud funny romantic musical comedy, which I enjoyed immensely.   Although the movie stars the beautiful (and aquatic) Esther Williams and the dashing Ricardo Montalban (one of my favorite actors), the movie comes to life when Red Skelton is onscreen.

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Biography of Betty Garrett

Betty Garrett biography

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Betty Garrett (born May 23, 1919, St. Joseph, Missouri) is an American actress, comedienne, and dancer who belonged to the golden era of the movie musical, such as On the Town and Neptune’s Daughter. in her later career, she is best known for a pair of roles in two prominent 1970s sitcoms: Archie Bunker’s liberal next-door neighbor, Irene Lorenzo, in All in the Family€™ and Edna Babish in €˜Laverne and Shirley€™.

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