When It Was a Game
57 mins
As seen through the eyes of true baseball enthusiasts, this award-winning documentary tells the story of America's favorite pastime from the Depression to the 1950s, using footage shot from the movie cameras of fans and players. From the first color filming of a baseball game to the 1938 World Series and through the careers of legends such as Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle, the film thoroughly explores the history of baseball in America.
Peter Kessler
Narrator (voice)
Donald Hall
Self (voice)
Enos Slaughter
Self (voice)
Elden Auker
Self (voice)
Billy Herman
Self (voice)
Tommy Henrich
Self (voice)
Burgess Whitehead
Self (voice)
Billy Werber
Self (voice)
Robert W. Creamer
Self (voice)
Duke Snyder
Self (voice)
Donald Honig
Self (voice)
Max Patkin
Self (voice)
Whitey Kurowski
Self (voice)
Ray Robinson
Self (voice)
Red Barber
Self (voice)
Clay Bryant
Self (voice)
Don Newcombe
Self (voice)
Lawrence Ritter
Self (voice)
George Roy
Producer
Steven Stern
Producer
David Harmon
Producer
Steven Stern
Writer
George Roy
Editor
Eric Paulen
Associate Producer
George Ameer
Production Assistant
Sheila Dehner
Production Manager
Rich Rachbach
Online Editor
Charles Marsella
Online Editor
Alex Trocker
Online Editor
Barbara Flyntz-Bradley
Sound Effects
Ferdinand Jay Smith
Original Music Composer
Larry Fain
Location Sound Mixer