Match d'amour

Titre original : Take Me Out to the Ball Game

1949
Approved
1h 33m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,6/10

4,2 k

MA NOTE

Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Esther Williams in Match d'amour (1949)

Two turn-of-the-century baseball players, who work in vaudeville during the off-season, run into trouble with their team's new female owner and a gambler who doesn't want them to win the pennant.

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Deux joueurs de baseball du début du siècle, qui font des spectacles de music-hall hors saison, se heurtent au nouveau propriétaire de l'équipe, une femme, et à un parieur qui ne veut pas qu... Tout lireDeux joueurs de baseball du début du siècle, qui font des spectacles de music-hall hors saison, se heurtent au nouveau propriétaire de l'équipe, une femme, et à un parieur qui ne veut pas qu'ils remportent le championnat.Deux joueurs de baseball du début du siècle, qui font des spectacles de music-hall hors saison, se heurtent au nouveau propriétaire de l'équipe, une femme, et à un parieur qui ne veut pas qu'ils remportent le championnat.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,6/10

4,2 k

MA NOTE

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Prix
- 2 nominations au total

Dancer
(uncredited)

Harry Allen

Wolves Player
(uncredited)

Murray Alper

Zalinka
(uncredited)

Bette Arlen

Girl in Bathing Suit
(uncredited)

Gilbert Barnett

Kid
(uncredited)

Virginia Bates

Girl on Train
(uncredited)

Richard Beavers

Wolves Player
(uncredited)

Ramon Blackburn

Wolves Player
(uncredited)

Royce Blackburn

Wolves Player
(uncredited)

Ellsworth Blake

Wolves Player
(uncredited)

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Anecdotes
Frank Sinatra's career was struggling at the time and this was made during a period when the only time he did well at the box office was when paired with Gene Kelly. Two of his previous solo appearances, It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) and The Kissing Bandit (1948) did very poorly at the box office.

Gaffes
During the Opening Day scene, the color of the opposing team's uniforms changes from gray & red to gray & green.

Citations
Eddie O'Brien: Denny talks about you in his sleep. He keeps waking me up. Like, last night, for instance, all of the sudden he woke up yelling, "Slide, Katherine, Slide!"
K.C. Higgins: Denny even dreams baseball.
Eddie O'Brien: He wasn't dreaming about baseball.
K.C. Higgins: Well, how do you know?
Eddie O'Brien: Because when I leaned over to wake him up he embraced me. Like this! And then he kissed me. Like this.
[kiss]

Connexions
Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

Bandes originales
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Music by Albert von Tilzer
Lyrics by Jack Norworth
Performed by Gene Kelly (uncredited) and Frank Sinatra (uncredited)
Reprised by Esther Williams (uncredited)

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Commentaire en vedette

8/10

In my opinion one of the better MGM musicals.

There are a couple of reasons why this movie is in my opinion better than the average MGM musical movie.

One is the story. Of course it features a love-story but the movie takes an original approach and takes a couple of nice turns with the love-story. Who is falling in love with who always remains a surprise in the movie.

Another reason is an obvious one; Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly. Not only are they great genre actors but they're also great together. Especially Kelly delivers one fine performance. The female cast is also impressive by the way, with Esther Williams as the female lead.

Another important reason why this movie is so great is the cheerfulness of the whole movie. The songs are cheerful and never really too sappy or just plain awful. The movie has some great comedy moments and is also definitely helped by its fun main characters.

The movie sort of pays a great homage to the early days of baseball in America. The settings and premise work out fine for the genre and make the otherwise still somewhat formulaic storyline still come across as original.

The production values are also good and everything combined makes sure that this is a good pleasant bright musical comedy that is perfect to kill some time with and have a good time with at the same time.

8/10

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