Announcer's Voice in "42"
Was John C. McGinley recreating the voice of someone in particular as the baseball announcer in "42"? I've heard that kind of voice before, but I don't remember where.
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Walter "Red" Barber was the announcer for the Brooklyn Dodgers when Jackie Robinson played. And yes, McGinley is immitating Barber. You can tell because he uses a few phrases during the course of the movie that are directly attributed to Barber, such as "Can of corn" and "Sittin' in the catbird seat".
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