Information for Parents

Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Common Sense Media Age 7

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
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.
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
Sex
Language
While McGovern swears a blue streak, his words are amusingly scrambled on the soundtrack into unintelligible babble.
Consumerism
Plugs for the real-life Pittsburgh Pirates and baseball are pretty inescapable.
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
Not applicable
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