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Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat

1954Short⏱️ 9m
AnimationShortComedyFamilySport
6.7
IMDB Rating
603 votes

Animated version of classic baseball poem.

Director
Jack Kinney
Writers
Homer Brightman, Eric Gurney, Ernest Lawrence Thayer
Stars
Jerry Colonna, John Brown, Dessie Flynn
Release Date
July 16, 1954
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 6
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Jerry Colonna
Jerry Colonna
as Narrator
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John Brown
as Umpire
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Dessie Flynn
as Cutie from the Stands
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James MacDonald
as Mudville Coach
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Norma Swank
as Woman in Crowd

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Production
Walt Disney Productions

🏷️ Keywords

1940slighting a matchbaseballvoice over narrationsteam from collar

🎯 Categories

AnimationComedyFamilyShortSport

⭐ Featured Review

No Joy in Mudville
by utgard142014-10-03
7/10

"Originally part of the movie Make Mine Music, this cartoon was released later on its own as a theatrical short. This was probably the most popular cartoon to come out of that film. I used to watch it a lot as a kid as part of a compilation video they put out at the time. It's a very funny recitation of Ernest Thayer's famous poem about an over-confident baseball player. Jerry Colonna handles the narration and does a terrific job. The animation is very nice. Love the colors. The music is very good, too. This is about as good as it gets for baseball cartoons. Well, this and the Bugs Bu..."

💡 Did You Know?

A close-up view of the musicians in the band reveals they are parodies of Disney animators. Tubist: Ward Kimball, Trombonist: Ollie Johnston, Drummer: Frank Thomas, Trumpeter: Marc Davis, Flutist: Walt Disney, Triangle player: Unknown. Possibly Fred Moore.

📖 Synopsis

Animated version of classic baseball poem.