The Kid From Cleveland 1949

The film opens up and has the Kid (Russ Tamblyn) approach old Municipal Stadium. In 1948, the Indians played and defeated the Boston Braves in the World Series. The now defunct Chief Wahoo is wearing the league championship crown. This was the last time Cleveland won the series. The film is about a troubled teenager, and the film was shot on location in Cleveland. Now, seventy years later, it contains scenes that are historical glimpses of the, then, fifth or sixth largest city in the United States. Many baseball players played themselves in the movie. In Mexico, the film was entitled "Los indios de Cleveland".

A car drives past the old entrance of Cleveland Art Museum. Can not do that now. There has been a new entrance built onto the opposite side, where people can dive by. The fountain is by Chester Beach 1927.

statue of Mayor Tom Johnson Public Square 

The script is poor. The story is a mediocre, uplifting, social work episode. The chief reason to see the film is to see the real individuals portraying themselves, and to see locations in the city. League Park stands in for Tucson's ball field. Terminal Tower, Edgewater Park for a quick maybe two seconds, inside City Hall, Cleveland Playhouse, Arcade, Hulett ore loaders, the atrium, armour court, and the Guelph treasure of the art museum were filmed.

 

Corner of Cedar & East 22nd, Juvenile Court, to-day that street people crossing is an overpass. A freeway was cut in, and a fence is also there. Some of the scenes filmed were inside, and outside this building. [click]

This gate on Cedar Avenue is still there, but a chain link fence gate, and other changes have been added. The two circular openings with decorative grills are still there. Rooms inside the Juvenile Court and Detention Home were used in scenes.

One of the changes is an upper level walkway. See the difference in style.

This sign directs inside the stadium to a fenced pen.