The Pride Of The Yankees - 65th Anniversary

Drama, Family, Sports, Romance, Biography

Gary Cooper	Henry Louis Gehrig
Teresa Wright	Eleanor Twitchell
Babe Ruth	Babe Ruth
Walter Brennan	Sam Blake
Dan Duryea	Hank Hanneman
Elsa Janssen	Christina Gehrig
Ludwig Stossel	Henry Gehrig
Virginia Gilmore	Myra Tinsley
Bill Dickey	Bill Dickey
Ernie Adams	Miller Huggins
Ludwig Stössel	Henry 'Pop' Gehrig
Bill Stern
Bob Meusel

Director	Sam Wood; Paul Gallico
Producer	Samuel Goldwyn
Writer	Jo Swerling; Herman J. Mankiewicz; Paul Gallico
Musician	Leigh Harline

Biopic film about Lou Gehrig (Gary Cooper), the first baseman for the New York Yankees who suffered from a crippling and incurable disease. Pegged as a top ballplayer even while a student at Columbia University, Gehrig is scouted by the hometown Yankees and is soon signed to the team. Gehrig becomes an overnight sensation on the baseball diamond and becomes the captain of the team, leading them to several world championships. With the loving presence of his devoted wife Eleanor (Teresa Wright), Lou brings his trademark dedication to the fans, the game, and his team. Lou never misses a game in all his seasons until he suddenly falls ill with a mysterious disease that will eventually be named for him. As his body began to fail him, Gehrig has to say good-bye to the fans that idolized him and to the sport he loves so dearly.