The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
3.9 of 5 from 51 ratings
2h 3min
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- Synopsis:
- Biopic traces the life of Lou Gehrig (Gary Cooper), famous baseball player who played in 2130 consecutive games before falling at age 37 to ALS, a deadly nerve disease which now bears his name. Gehrig is followed from his childhood in New York until his famous 'Luckiest Man' speech at his farewell day in 1939.
- Actors:
- Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan, Dan Duryea, Elsa Janssen, Ludwig Stössel, Virginia Gilmore, Bill Dickey, Ernie Adams, Pierre Watkin, Harry Harvey, Bob Meusel, Mark Koenig, Bill Stern
- Directors:
- Sam Wood
- Writers:
- Jo Swerling, Herman J. Mankiewicz
- Others:
- Rudolph Maté, Paul Gallico, Howard Bristol, Leigh Harline, Daniel Mandell, Thomas T. Moulton, Jack Cosgrove, Perry Ferguson, Ray Binger
- Studio:
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Sports & Sport Films
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