The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
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- Approved
- 2h 8min
- Biography, Drama
- 05 Mar 1943 (USA)
- Movie
The story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig.
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Writers:
Stars:
Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 10 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Gary Cooper | ... |
Lou Gehrig
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Teresa Wright | ... |
Eleanor Gehrig
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Babe Ruth | ... |
Babe Ruth
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Walter Brennan | ... |
Sam Blake
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Dan Duryea | ... |
Hank Hanneman
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Elsa Janssen | ... |
Mom Gehrig
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Ludwig Stössel | ... |
Pop Gehrig
(as Ludwig Stossel)
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Virginia Gilmore | ... |
Myra
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Bill Dickey | ... |
Bill Dickey
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Ernie Adams | ... |
Miller Huggins
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Pierre Watkin | ... |
Mr. Twitchell
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Harry Harvey | ... |
Joe McCarthy
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Bob Meusel | ... |
Robert W. Meusel
(as Robert W. Meusel)
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Mark Koenig | ... |
Mark Koenig
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Bill Stern | ... |
Bill Stern
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Addison Richards | ... |
Coach
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Hardie Albright | ... |
Van Tuyl
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Edward Fielding | ... |
Clinic Doctor
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George Lessey | ... |
Mayor of New Rochelle
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Edgar Barrier | ... |
Hospital Doctor
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Douglas Croft | ... |
Lou Gehrig as a Boy
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Gene Collins | ... |
Billy (Age 8)
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David Holt | ... |
Billy (Age 17)
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Veloz | ... |
Specialty Dancer
(as Veloz and Yolanda)
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Yolanda | ... |
Specialty Dancer
(as Veloz and Yolanda)
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Ray Noble and His Orchestra | ... |
Orchestra
(as Ray Noble and his Orchestra)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Ed Agresti | ... |
Barber (uncredited)
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Ernie Alexander | ... |
Bellhop with Flowers (uncredited)
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Walter Anthony | ... |
Merril (uncredited)
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Hooper Atchley | ... |
Lathered Man in Barber Shop (uncredited)
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Edwin August | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Bettye Avery | ... |
Nightclub Singer (uncredited)
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Becky Bohanon | ... |
Little Girl (uncredited)
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Lynton Brent | ... |
Photographer in Hospital (uncredited)
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Roy Brent | ... |
Yankee Ballplayer (uncredited)
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Betty Brewer | ... |
Little Girl (uncredited)
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Don Brodie | ... |
Girl Show Barker (uncredited)
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Charles Cane | ... |
Plumber (uncredited)
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Jack Carr | ... |
Plumber (uncredited)
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Burr Caruth | ... |
Village Storekeeper (uncredited)
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Eddy Chandler | ... |
Motorcycle Cop #2 (uncredited)
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Lane Chandler | ... |
Mark - Player in Locker Room (uncredited)
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Bill Chaney | ... |
Newsboy (uncredited)
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Jack Chapin | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Janet Chapman | ... |
Tessie (uncredited)
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Spencer Charters | ... |
Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
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Porter Chase | ... |
Weight Guesser (uncredited)
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Dane Clark | ... |
Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
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Heinie Conklin | ... |
Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited)
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Hal Cooke | ... |
Man in Cab (uncredited)
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Clancy Cooper | ... |
Motorcycle Cop #1 (uncredited)
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John Daheim | ... |
Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
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Eva Dennison | ... |
Mrs. Worthington (uncredited)
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Mike Donovan | ... |
Subway Guard (uncredited)
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Lester Dorr | ... |
Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)
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Peter Du Rey | ... |
Photographer in Hospital (uncredited)
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Lorna Dunn | ... |
Clinic Nurse (uncredited)
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Jim Farley | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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Frank Faylen | ... |
Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
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Walter Fenner | ... |
Dentist (uncredited)
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Pat Flaherty | ... |
Yankee Ballplayer (uncredited)
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Charles Flynn | ... |
Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
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Rosina Galli | ... |
Mrs. Fabrini (uncredited)
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Jack Gardner | ... |
Tunnel of Love Barker (uncredited)
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Vaughan Glaser | ... |
Doctor in Gehrig Home (uncredited)
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Dick Gordon | ... |
Radio Listener (uncredited)
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Mary Gordon | ... |
Maid (uncredited)
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Herschel Graham | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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George Guhl | ... |
Second Paper Hanger (uncredited)
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Eddie Hall | ... |
Reporter in Hospital Room (uncredited)
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Harry Hayden | ... |
Department Store Manager (uncredited)
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Vinton Hayworth | ... |
Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
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Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian | ... |
Furniture Mover (uncredited)
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John Hiestand | ... |
Announcer (uncredited)
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Earle Hodgins | ... |
Bottle Game Operator (uncredited)
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Fay Holderness | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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John Ince | ... |
Man in Box Seat (uncredited)
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Mitchell Ingraham | ... |
Barber (uncredited)
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Charles Irwin | ... |
Carnival Batting Game Operator (uncredited)
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Jack Irwin | ... |
Photographer in Hospital (uncredited)
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Sheldon Jett | ... |
Sportsman at Ballgame (uncredited)
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Payne B. Johnson | ... |
Boy in Ball Park (uncredited)
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John Kellogg | ... |
Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
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Colin Kenny | ... |
Yankee Player on Train (uncredited)
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Donald Kerr | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Richard Kipling | ... |
Broker (uncredited)
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Pat Lane | ... |
Wheel of Chance Barker (uncredited)
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Larry Lawson | ... |
Barker (uncredited)
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Rex Lease | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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Theodore Lorch | ... |
Neighbor Leaning Through Window (uncredited)
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Frank Lyman | ... |
Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
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Wilbur Mack | ... |
Man Outside Yankee Stadium (uncredited)
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Dave Manley | ... |
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia (uncredited)
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Maurice Marks | ... |
Player (uncredited)
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Francisco Marán | ... |
Rathskeller Headwaiter (uncredited)
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John C. McCallum | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Ralph McCullough | ... |
Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
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George McDonald | ... |
Wally Pipp (uncredited)
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Matt McHugh | ... |
Strength Machine Operator (uncredited)
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James McNamara | ... |
Rathskeller Manager (uncredited)
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John Merkyl | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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Howard M. Mitchell | ... |
Sportsman at Ballgame (uncredited)
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Irving Mitchell | ... |
Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Pat Moriarity | ... |
Policeman in 1915 (uncredited)
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Tom Neal | ... |
Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
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Ray Noble | ... |
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
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Patsy O'Byrne | ... |
Scrubwoman (uncredited)
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George Offerman Jr. | ... |
Freshman (uncredited)
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John B. Old | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Garry Owen | ... |
Scorecard Vendor (uncredited)
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Sarah Padden | ... |
Mrs. Roberts (uncredited)
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Emory Parnell | ... |
Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
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Edward Peil Sr. | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Tom Quinn | ... |
Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
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Cyril Ring | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Henry Roquemore | ... |
Disappointed Fan #2 (uncredited)
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Art Rowlands | ... |
Telephone Man (uncredited)
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William Roy | ... |
Joe Fabrini (uncredited)
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Rip Russell | ... |
Laddie (uncredited)
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Francis Sayles | ... |
Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Anita Sharp-Bolster | ... |
Sasha's Mother (uncredited)
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C. Montague Shaw | ... |
Mr. Worthington (uncredited)
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Jack Shea | ... |
Hammond (uncredited)
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John Sheehan | ... |
First Paper Hanger (uncredited)
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Jack Stewart | ... |
Ed Barrow (uncredited)
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Brick Sullivan | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Ben Taggart | ... |
Conductor (uncredited)
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Walter Tetley | ... |
Cake Delivery Boy (uncredited)
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Jimmy Valentine | ... |
Sasha - Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)
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Gohr Van Vleck | ... |
Furniture Mover (uncredited)
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Dorothy Vaughan | ... |
Eleanor's Landlady (uncredited)
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Dorothy Vernon | ... |
Family Friend (uncredited)
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Malcolm Waite | ... |
Big Strength Machine Contestant (uncredited)
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James Westerfield | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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Guy Wilkerson | ... |
Sportsman at Ballgame (uncredited)
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Max Willenz | ... |
Mr. Colletti (uncredited)
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Buddy Williams | ... |
Bootblack (uncredited)
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Charles Williams | ... |
Little Strength Machine Contestant (uncredited)
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Robert Winkler | ... |
Murphy (uncredited)
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Allen Wood | ... |
Freshman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sam Wood |
Written by
Jo Swerling | ... | (screenplay) and |
Herman J. Mankiewicz | ... | (screenplay) |
Paul Gallico | ... | (original story) |
Damon Runyon | ... | (prologue) |
Paul Gallico | ... | (contributor to treatment) (uncredited) |
Vincent Lawrence | ... | (contributor to dialogue) (uncredited) |
Casey Robinson | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Samuel Goldwyn | ... | producer |
Music by
Leigh Harline |
Cinematography by
Rudolph Maté | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
Daniel Mandell |
Production Design by
William Cameron Menzies |
Art Direction by
Perry Ferguson |
Set Decoration by
Howard Bristol | ... | (set decorations) |
Costume Design by
René Hubert | ... | (costumes) (as Rene Hubert) |
Makeup Department
Mel Berns | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Norbert A. Myles | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Lonnie D'Orsa | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Sherwood | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
McClure Capps | ... | associate art director |
Will Williams | ... | movie poster artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Frank Maher | ... | sound recorder |
Visual Effects by
Ray Binger | ... | special photographic effects (as R.O. Binger) |
Jack Cosgrove | ... | special photographic effects |
Albert Simpson | ... | matte artist (uncredited) |
Stunts
John Daheim | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Hal McAlpin | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Irving Berlin | ... | the song "Always" by |
Fletcher Henderson | ... | music arranger (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Ed Barrow | ... | advice and cooperation: New York Yankees (as Mr. Ed Barrow) |
Samuel Goldwyn | ... | presenter |
Christy Walsh | ... | liaison: New York Yankees cooperation |
Pat Flaherty | ... | technical advisor: baseball (uncredited) |
William Hebert | ... | general press representative (uncredited) |
Babe Herman | ... | double: Gary Cooper in longshot (uncredited) / technical advisor (uncredited) |
Lefty O'Doul | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Thanks
Ed Barrow | ... | appreciation is expressed for the cooperation of (as Mr. Ed Barrow) |
Eleanor Gehrig | ... | appreciation to (as Mrs. Lou Gehrig) |
Christy Walsh | ... | appreciation is expressed for the cooperation of the New York Yankees arranged by |
Production Companies
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1942) (United States) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1942) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1943) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures Argentina (1943) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Radius Films (1946) (France) (theatrical)
- Fotorama (1948) (Norway) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1949) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- CBS/Fox (1984) (West Germany) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (Canada) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Central (1949) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Key Video (1986) (United States) (VHS)
- NHK Kyôiku (1972) (Japan) (tv) (dubbed version)
- NHK-BS2 (1991) (Japan) (tv) (subtitled)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- New York Yankees (appreciation is expressed for the cooperation of)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Biopic traces the life of Lou Gehrig, 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.
Written by Jerry Milani |
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Taglines | THE Private LIFE OF A GREAT Public HERO! (original print ad - mostly caps) See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | In reality, Gary Cooper was decidedly not a fan of baseball and required extensive coaching in order to look even passable on a baseball diamond. In fact, he had never played the game before, even as a youth, and had never even seen a baseball game in person until he was hired for this film. See more » |
Goofs | As Gehrig (Cooper) is doing his homework at Columbia, he writes with his right hand. Whilst Gehrig batted and threw left-handed, like many lefties of the era (perhaps because of "correction" in school), he wrote with his right hand. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Diamonds on the Silver Screen (1992). See more » |
Soundtracks | Take Me Out to the Ball Game See more » |
Crazy Credits | Opening credits acknowledgment: Appreciation is expressed for the gracious assistance of Eleanor Gehrig (as Mrs. Lou Gehrig) and for the cooperation of Ed Barrow (as Mr. Ed Barrow) and the New York Yankees arranged by Christy Walsh. See more » |
Quotes |
[last lines]
[his farewell speech] Lou Gehrig: Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth... play ball! See more » |