Angels in the Outfield

Top-billed Janet Leigh as reporter Jennifer resumes her narration as news of the Pirates’ heavenly support spreads, with comments from Joe DiMaggio, Ty Cobb in his only movie appearance, composer Harry Ruby, and Bing Crosby, who really did own 15% of the team, in Angels In The Outfield, 1951.

Opening shot at the real Forbes Field in Pittsburgh introduces the leads, Paul Douglas as grumpy manager McGovern, Janet Leigh, narrating, as not-sports reporter Jennifer, finishing with Keenan Wynn as duly annoyed sportswriter Bayles, in MGM’s Angels In The Outfield, 1951.

Searching (the real!) Forbes Field for a lost good-luck charm, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Guffy McGovern (Paul Douglas) hears an unexpected celestial voice (James Whitmore) in the original Angels In The Outfield, 1951.

Reporter Jennifer (Janet Leigh) narrating, manager McGovern (Paul Douglas) trying his new Shakespeare-augmented griping technique, Sister Edwitha (Spring Byington) escorting orphan Bridget (Donna Corcoran), in Angels In The Outfield, 1951.

The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance in Angels in the Outfield (1951).