Sports Films

Heading Home is a 1920 silent comedy produced by Yankee Photoplays and directed by Lawrence C. Windom, starring the baseball legend Babe Ruth as himself in a lightly fictionalized story. Ruth plays a country boy who dreams of playing in the major leagues, gets his chance, and hits the home run that wins the big game. The film was made quickly to capitalize on Ruth's exploding fame after his sale to the Yankees, and it amounts to a gentle, promotional vehicle full of baseball action and the Babe's awkward but game screen presence. As a 1920 release it is securely in the public domain.

Comedy · Silent · Sports

The Golf Specialist is a 1930 pre-Code comedy short directed by Monte Brice and starring W.C. Fields, distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. Fields plays J. Effingham Bellweather, a golfer at a Florida resort who becomes entangled with a house detective's flirtatious wife while trying to enjoy a round of golf. The short adapts Fields' vaudeville golf routine, showcasing his trademark physical comedy and mumbling asides. The film is in the public domain.

Comedy · Sports

Jackie Robinson stars as himself in this biographical film tracing his journey from college athlete to becoming the first African American player in Major League Baseball, facing bigotry and prejudice with dignity and courage. Co-starring Ruby Dee as his wife. Directed by Alfred E. Green. The film entered the public domain through non-renewal.

Biography · Drama · Sports