I always wanted to see what it was like on the field of the ORIGINAL, original Yankee Stadium. Thanks Buster Keaton for all the views and camera angles! Why couldn't they have just kept that stadium the way it was! Such a classic, and one of a kind ball park!
Magnificent! Funny, I showed some of the Americans on our crew Buster's last two films he made in Canada in the late 60's - The Railrodder and I can't remember the other title, but the making of the Railrodder - he was well into his 70's and a bit sodden, but still had the magic. Thanks for that!
Wow! Incredible footage here of Yankee Stadium in its brand new version before they expanded the triple decks to right then leftfields, and got rid of the aptly and cleverly named "bloody angles".
@Ahuebner2004 - The music is surely meant to evoke the song, which was only like 20 years old at the time and probably still owned by somebody (and maybe it still is) so that they couldn't use it outright without paying royalties
This is one of my favorite scenes from one of my very favorite movies. Pure magic. Buster Keaton was a genius. Wonderful to see Yankee Stadium as it was in the glory days of Ruth, Gehrig et al. Sad to say, the old ballpark will soon be gone. Thank you for posting this!
2:56 and so started head first sliding.
StormiNorman18 2 months ago 2
were they not allowed to use the real "take me out to the ball game?"
zarganoth87 3 months ago
Notice the bicycle track running around the playing field!
hereuphony 7 months ago
@hereuphony that would be the warning track... not a bike track -__-
StormiNorman18 2 months ago
Awesome! Such good film quality, too!
huskyjerk 7 months ago
I always wanted to see what it was like on the field of the ORIGINAL, original Yankee Stadium. Thanks Buster Keaton for all the views and camera angles! Why couldn't they have just kept that stadium the way it was! Such a classic, and one of a kind ball park!
MrRoadkillbill 10 months ago
Yankee stadium was still brand new. Damn did that ballpark change. Sad to see it go.
ChevyManSS350 1 year ago
Outstanding..rare footage of the ballpark from its earliest days.
jimitl5 1 year ago
incredible!
WuYorkYankees 1 year ago
clapclapclap!!!!
veronicles 1 year ago
Magnificent! Funny, I showed some of the Americans on our crew Buster's last two films he made in Canada in the late 60's - The Railrodder and I can't remember the other title, but the making of the Railrodder - he was well into his 70's and a bit sodden, but still had the magic. Thanks for that!
tburstyn 1 year ago
That run around the bases is truly for the ages...
moboutmen 1 year ago
Wow! Incredible footage here of Yankee Stadium in its brand new version before they expanded the triple decks to right then leftfields, and got rid of the aptly and cleverly named "bloody angles".
jpwjr1199 1 year ago
This sounds like Take Me Out To The Ball Game
Ahuebner2004 1 year ago
@Ahuebner2004 - The music is surely meant to evoke the song, which was only like 20 years old at the time and probably still owned by somebody (and maybe it still is) so that they couldn't use it outright without paying royalties
giantsean 1 year ago
I bet Buster Keaton could've hit .300 in the majors if he wanted to.
anchower 2 years ago
This is one of my favorite scenes from one of my very favorite movies. Pure magic. Buster Keaton was a genius. Wonderful to see Yankee Stadium as it was in the glory days of Ruth, Gehrig et al. Sad to say, the old ballpark will soon be gone. Thank you for posting this!
jamesiska1 2 years ago
i <3 this part
Perthuis8g 2 years ago