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The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

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Average Rating: 7.5/10
Reviews Counted: 22
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The equally tragic and heroic story of Yankee's first baseman Lou Gehrig is eloquently told here with an iconic star turn by Gary Cooper.

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The equally tragic and heroic story of Yankee's first baseman Lou Gehrig is eloquently told here with an iconic star turn by Gary Cooper.

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"It's box office poison," producer Samuel Goldwyn is said to have exclaimed when he heard the idea of filming the life story of fabled first baseman Lou Gehrig. "If people want baseball, they go to the ballpark!" The story begins before World War I, when young Lou Gehrig (played as a boy by Douglas Croft) begins dreaming of becoming a professional ballplayer. Lou's immigrant parents (Elsa Jansen and Ludwig Stossel) insist that the boy attend Columbia University to become an engineer. While in

Unrated, 2 hr. 8 min.

Documentary, Drama, Classics

Directed By: Sam Wood

Written By: Paul Gallico, Jo Swerling, Herman J. Mankiewicz

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1942 Wide

On DVD: Sep 17, 2002

MGM

Cast

Gary Cooper
Lou Gehrig
Teresa Wright
Eleanor Gehrig
George Herman "Babe" Ruth
Himself
Walter Brennan
Sam Blake
Dan Duryea
Hank Hanneman
Elsa Janssen
Mrs. Gehrig
Ludwig Stossel
Pop Gehrig
Virginia Gilmore
Myra
Bill Dickey
Himself
Ernie S. Adams
Miller Huggins
Pierre Watkin
Mr. Twitchell
Mark Koenig
Himself
Bill Stern
Himself
Addison Richards
Coach
Hardie Albright
Van Tuyl
Edward Fielding
Clinic Doctor
George Lessey
Mayor of New Rochelle
Douglas Croft
Lou Gehrig as a Boy
Edgar Barrier
Hospital Doctor
Anita Bolster
Sasha's Mother
Lane Chandler
Player in Locker Room
Bill Chaney
Newsboy
Janet Chapman
Tessie
Spencer Charters
Mr. Larsen
Dane Clark
Fraternity Boy
Gene Collins
Billy
Eva Dennison
Mrs. Worthington
Frank Faylen
Yankee
Pat Flaherty
Baseball Player
Vaughan Glaser
Doctor in Gehrig Home
Mary Gordon
Maid
Harry Harvey
Joe McCarthy
Vinton Haworth
David Holt
Billy at 17
John Kellogg
Fraternity Boy
David Manley
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardi...
George McDonald
Wally Pip
Matt McHugh
Strength Machine Operat...
Robert W. Meusel
Himself
Tom Neal
Fraternity Boy
Patsy O'Byrne
Scrubwoman
Sarah Padden
Mrs. Robert
Ray Noble and Orchestra
Billy Roy
Joe Fabini
C. Montague Shaw
Mr. Worthington
Dorothy Vaughan
Landlady
Veloz & Yolanda
Specialty Dancer
Max Willenz
Colletti
Jack Shea
Hammond
Jack Stewart
Ed Burrow
Ted Offenbecker
Freshman
Robert Winkler
Murphy
Lorna Dunn
Clinic Nurse
Rosina Galli
Mrs. Fabini

Critic Reviews for The Pride of the Yankees

All Critics (22) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (3) | DVD (14)

The best part of Pride of the Yankees is its grade-A love story.

August 4, 2008 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine

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TIME Magazine

Top Critic

For baseball and non-baseball fan alike, this sentimental, romantic saga of the NY kid who rose to the baseball heights and later met such a tragic end is well worth seeing.

March 14, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety

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Variety

Top Critic

As a simple, moving story with an ironic heart-tug at the end, it serves as a fitting memorial to the real Lou, who called himself the luckiest man alive.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Bosley Crowther

New York Times

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Gary Cooper gives a splendid, Oscar-nominated performance as lou Gehrig in Sam Wood's nostalgic but touching biopic of the Iron man, first baseman of the NY Yankess.

February 8, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

Heartwarming baseball classic for tweens and up.

December 18, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Heather Boerner

Common Sense Media

Classic.

August 4, 2008 Comment

Douglas Pratt

DVDLaser

Surprisingly dreary and lifeless.

April 21, 2008 Full Review Source: AV Club

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

The Pride of the Yankees has always been one of the best biopics from the old Hollywood era.

March 28, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

It's the American Dream incarnate... recreated as an irresistible drama of Hollywood craft, sentimentalism and star power.

March 20, 2008 Full Review Source: MSN.com

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Sean Axmaker

MSN.com

It's a stirring, tear-jerking film for lovers of baseball.

March 14, 2007 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

A insist�ncia do filme em retratar Gehrig (um ano ap�s sua morte) de forma unidimensionalmente her�ica � t�o grande que ele acaba sendo protagonizado por simples caricaturas.

February 18, 2004 Comment

Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

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January 30, 2004 Comment

Daniel M. Kimmel

Worcester Telegram & Gazette Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Eloquently written (by Herman Mankiewicz and Jo Swerling from a story by Paul Gallico), stunningly photographed, and directed with great sensitivity.

July 30, 2003 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

Yankee fan or not, this is a great film.

February 22, 2003 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Jamie Gillies

Apollo Guide

Only develops any real energy toward the end.

February 16, 2003 Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

Goatdog's Movies Source: Goatdog's Movies

Good biopic of Lou Gehrig. Splendid Gary Cooper performance.

January 22, 2003 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Best baseball movie of all time.

May 13, 2011

Melvin White

Super Reviewer

if his famous speech as lou gehrig don't make you cry like a lil baby you ain't human!

July 21, 2007

moon rivers

Super Reviewer

The Pride of the Yankees Quotes

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1. Lou Gehrig: Today, I consider my self the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
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