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The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

The Pride of the Yankees Directed by
Sam Wood

Writing credits
Paul Gallico (story)
Jo Swerling (screenplay) ...
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Genre: Biography / Drama / Family / Sport (more)

Tagline: It's the Great American Story! (more)

Plot Outline: The story of the life and career of the famed baseball player, Lou Gehrig. (more)

User Comments: An Ideal Role For Gary Cooper (more)

User Rating: ********__ 7.6/10 (2,143 votes) Vote Here

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gary Cooper .... Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
Teresa Wright .... Eleanor Twitchell
Babe Ruth .... Babe Ruth
Walter Brennan .... Sam Blake
Dan Duryea .... Hank Hanneman
Elsa Janssen .... Christina 'Mom' Gehrig
Ludwig St�ssel .... Henry 'Pop' Gehrig (as Ludwig Stossel)
Virginia Gilmore .... Myra Tinsley
Bill Dickey .... Bill Dickey
Ernie Adams .... Miller Huggins
Pierre Watkin .... Frank Twitchell
Harry Harvey .... Joe McCarthy
Bob Meusel .... Bob Meusel (as Robert W. Meusel)
Mark Koenig .... Mark Koenig
Bill Stern .... Bill Stern
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Runtime: 128 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification: Finland:S / Portugal:M/12 / Sweden:Btl / USA:Approved (PCA #8295) / USA:Passed

Trivia: While filming the movie, Teresa Wright - who played Gehrig's wife Eleanor Gehrig - wore the actual bracelet that Lou gave to Eleanor on their fourth anniversary. Eleanor brought the bracelet to the set to be used in the movie. The bracelet is made up of 17 metal medallions that celebrate the seven World Championships and six All-Star game appearances that Gehrig made. The bracelet is now displayed in the Baseball Hall of Fame. (more)

Goofs: Continuity: When Christina 'Mom' Gehrig joins Eleanor Twitchell are discussing the bureau as they shop for home furnishings, Eleanor stands before the rectangular mirror in the long-shots, but in the close-up, she is standing in front of a heart-shaped mirror. (more)

Quotes: Eleanor Gehrig: Lou Gehrig, I could learn to like you. (more)

Awards: Won Oscar. Another 10 nominations (more)
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An Ideal Role For Gary Cooper, 20 January 2005
Author: Snow Leopard from Ohio

This would work well enough in itself as a pretty good, if relatively conventional, screen biography of Lou Gehrig. But having Gary Cooper as Gehrig lifts the movie well above the norm for the genre. Cooper is probably best known for his memorable portrayals of Marshall Kane and other tough heroes, but he might be even better playing a man like Gehrig who keeps his great strength under complete restraint.

Gehrig seems to be one of the very few sports legends whose lives are wholly admirable, or at least nearly so. Although the script slightly stylizes some things for cinematic purposes, in general it is a quite believable and unforced portrayal. Even for the many baseball fans who have a hard time being enthusiastic about Yankee successes, Gehrig is a character who is easy to root for.

Cooper seems very natural in the role, both in the way he handles Gehrig's rise to fame and in Gehrig's memorable farewell speech. It is also interesting to see appearances by several star players of the era. The supporting cast helps out as well, and the production keeps it fairly straightforward, so as to let the focus be on Cooper and his character - both of whom are more than up to the job.

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