The Pride of the Yankees
The life of Yankee baseball great Lou Gehrig known as the 'Iron Horse' from his childhood, through his baseball career, battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to his final tribute where he declared that he was "the luckiest man on the face of the earth." Rpundly cited for a lack of realistic baseball scenes and the Cary Coopers lack of athletic ability. Cooper was righthanded and Gehrig was lefthanded. When the filmed the baseball action scenes they reversed the film.
Watch on Amazon PrimeCast & Crew
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Sam Wood Director
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Gary Cooper Lou Gehrig
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Teresa Wright Eleanor Gehrig
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Babe Ruth Himself
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Walter Brennan Sam Blake
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Dan Duryea Hank Hanneman
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Elsa Janssen Mrs. Gehrig
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Ludwig Stossel Pop Gehrig
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Virginia Gilmore Myra
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Bill Dickey Himself
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Ernie S. Adams Miller Huggins
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Pierre Watkin Mr. Twitchell
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Addison W. Richards Coach
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Hardie Albright Van Tuyl
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George Lessey Mayor of New Rochelle
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Edgar Barrier Hospital Doctor
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Anita Sharp Bolster Sasha's Mother
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Lane R. Chandler Player in Locker Room
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Janet Chapman Tessie
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Spencer Charters Mr. Larsen
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Pat Flaherty Baseball Player
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Vaughan Glaser Doctor in Gehrig Home
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Mary Gordon Maid
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David Holt Billy at 17
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John G. Kellogg Fraternity Boy
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Matt McHugh Strength Machine Operator
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Sarah Padden Mrs. Robert
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Billy Roy Joe Fabini
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C. Montague Shaw Mr. Worthington
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Dorothy Vaughan Landlady
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Max Willenz Colletti
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Dane Clark Fraternity Boy
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Frank Faylen Yankee
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Tom Neal Fraternity Boy
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Harry Sr. Harvey Joe McCarthy
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Samuel Goldwyn Producer
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Paul Gallico Screen Story
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Herman J. Mankiewicz Screenwriter
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Jo Swerling Screenwriter
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Addison Richards Jim
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Herman Mankiewicz Screenwriter
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Title The Pride of the Yankees
Release Date 1942-03-23
Country USA
Genres Documentary, Drama, Historical
Runtime 2h 8m
Sub Genres Biopic [feature], Sports Drama
Language English
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