Baseball

Year Published: 1938

Creator: Burton Holmes Films Inc.

Complete Record:

BASEBALL. (1938, sound, 41min, b&w, 35mm) Sponsors: national League of professional Baseball Clubs; General Mills Co. production Co.: Burton Holmes Films inc. resources: Copyright not registered; “national League Movies take a Chapter out of Baseball History,” Bus Scrn 1, no. 3 (1938): 24; “Baseball and Wheaties,” Pr Ink 185 (dec. 8, 1938): 23–24; EFC (1939), 230. Holdings: GEM. Introduction to America’s favorite sport that was sponsored by the producer of Wheaties cereal, the “Breakfast of Champions.” Baseball discusses the origin, history, and technique of the game and positions it as a healthy activity for youths. The National League ballplayers are shown eating Wheaties. Note: Also distributed in 16mm to schools, clubs, and community groups.


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