Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 5
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 1
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Release Date: May 12, 1949 Wide
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Both Van Johnson and Gregory Peck were considered for the role of baseball star Monty Stratton in the 1949 biopic The Stratton Story before settling upon the real Stratton's own first choice, James Stewart. The film covers several years in the 1930s, as Texas farm boy Stratton rises from the minors to the Chicago White Sox. Along the way, Monty marries an Omaha gal named Ethel (June Allyson), who gives him a son. In November 1938, Monty accidentally shoots himself in the leg while on a hunting
Unrated, 1 hr. 46 min.
May 12, 1949 Wide
Aug 15, 2006
All Critics (6) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (1) | DVD (5)
As directed by Same Wood, this sports biopic is too earnest and too concerned with being inspirational, but Jimmy Stewart is good.
Amidst a script that starts, stalls and plods along, Stewart is an inspiration who could probably tell 'Yo Mamma jokes to the Brady clan and Partridge family and still be their best friend.
...a warmhearted picture, never a depressing one, despite its tragic central conflict.
...is sweet and uplifting, not a little corny, but helped immensely by Stewart's easygoing, soft-spoken appeal.
The DVD edition includes the theatrical trailer; vintage short, Pest Control; classic cartoon, Batty Baseball; and a radio show with Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson.
The inspirational true story of Chicago White Sox pitcher Monty Stratton.
A beautiful, romantic, dramatic story about a real life baseball player. Stewart and the rest of the cast give great performances.
September 5, 2010Super Reviewer
It certainly pours on the sentiment, it is a bit too sappy, but it is also a highly entertaining film. Jimmy Stewart rises above the material and makes it work. June Allyson on the other hand is just too sugary and sweet, her performance doesn't ring true. Fine supporting cast.
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