Sound movie of Honus Wagner, 1933

[insidethewrapper]

Was this filmed in Los Angeles at Wrigley Field ? The house over the left field wall looks the same as the TV Home Run Derby field .

[Bpm0014]

Wow was that cool.

[obcbobd]

Awesome!

[milkit1]

Amazing, I wonder if there is anymore footage from that day?

[milkit1]

Favorite part: Pie Traynor at third base looking completely confused.

[trdcrdkid]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

Was this filmed in Los Angeles at Wrigley Field ? The house over the left field wall looks the same as the TV Home Run Derby field .

I think you're right! It's definitely in Los Angeles, and Wrigley Field would be a logical place for a major league team to be training. It does look like Wrigley, including when Wagner is coaching third.

[Casey2296]

"I gotta wear a little more paddin' cuz they come in a little warmer now"

"Out by 1/2 an inch Steve"

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[rats60]

Originally Posted by trdcrdkid

I think you're right! It's definitely in Los Angeles, and Wrigley Field would be a logical place for a major league team to be training. It does look like Wrigley, including when Wagner is coaching third.

It definitely is Wrigley Field before the ivy on the wall.

[lumberjack]

Gettyimages has miles of this stuff. After watching the Wagner footage, I checked out Connie Mack from the thirties. It's all fantastic.

There was an old joke about Wagner. Somebody asked him who the new second baseman was and Wagner supposedly replied, "Dots Miller."

I was expecting European accented English, something that isn't there.

Walter Johnson's voice comes across high and nasal, but that may have as much to do with the primitive sound equipment. Maybe Henry Thomas can give us some insight.
lumberjack

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by lumberjack

I was expecting European accented English, something that isn't there.

Me too.

My old friend Joe Hauser sounded like what you describe, and he was more than 20 years Honus' junior. Also a first generation American from German parents.