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The Pride of the Yankees
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
1942 · Directed by Sam Wood · 128 min · Drama · Family · 8 frames
Tagline
Intimate and thrilling drama of a hero of the headlines... the girl who had his love and shared his life, but dared not question his one secret!
Crew
- Screenplay: Jo Swerling, Herman J. Mankiewicz
- Cinematography: Rudolph Maté
- Edited by: Daniel Mandell
- Music: Leigh Harline
- Production design: William Cameron Menzies
- Produced by: Samuel Goldwyn
Cast
- Gary Cooper as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
- Teresa Wright as Eleanor Twitchell
- Babe Ruth as Babe Ruth
- Walter Brennan as Sam Blake
- Dan Duryea as Hank Hanneman
- Elsa Janssen as Christina 'Mom' Gehrig
- Ludwig Stössel as Henry 'Pop' Gehrig
- Virginia Gilmore as Myra Tinsley
- Bill Dickey as Bill Dickey
- Ernie Adams as Miller Huggins
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Samuel Goldwyn Productions
- Themes: sports, baseball, biography, historical figure, yankee stadium, motor neuron disease, joyful, sincere
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