Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that there is a main character notorious for his brawling and profanity; the filmmakers under the old studio censorship code got around that by having his "filthy" tirades scrambled by the sound effects department into a mushy babble. You can't make out a word. It's actually pretty funny, maybe more so than hearing the real obscenities. Also know that this is not the 1994 Disney remake of the baseball comedy filled with ethereal special effects, but rather the less fancy original black-and-white version, which leaves the angels invisible throughout.

Sexual Content

Not applicable.

Violence

A few punches thrown.

Language

While McGovern swears a blue streak, his words are amusingly scrambled on the soundtrack into unintelligible babble.

Social Behavior

The movie is about the spiritual redemption of Guffy McGovern, who goes from a profane brawler and alienated bachelor to more or less a gentleman, suitor, and even adoptive father. In one scene two Christian priests and a rabbi provide a united front in his defense. There' s some '50s-style stereotyping of women, in the prissy heroine. And in keeping with the pre-Jackie Robinson MLB, all the players are white.

Consumerism

Plugs for the real-life Pittsburgh Pirates and baseball are pretty inescapable.

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

Not applicable