Fresh
Mate achieves exhilaration from his angle shooting and the feeling throughout out of a concave screen. Whatever feel of baseball this picture has is the result of his running camera.
Manny Farber, The New Republic
The Pride of the Yankees
Intimate and thrilling drama of a hero of the headlines... the girl who had his love and shared his life, but dared not question his one secret!
1942 · 2h 8m · Approved
Drama, Family
Directed by
Sam Wood
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The Pride of the Yankees
Overview
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
Director and cast
- Sam Wood Director
- Gary Cooper as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
- Teresa Wright as Eleanor Twitchell
- Babe Ruth as Babe Ruth
- Walter Brennan as Sam Blake
- Dan Duryea as Hank Hanneman
- Elsa Janssen as Christina 'Mom' Gehrig
- Ludwig Stössel as Henry 'Pop' Gehrig
- Virginia Gilmore as Myra Tinsley
- Bill Dickey as Bill Dickey
- Ernie Adams as Miller Huggins
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Surprisingly dreary and lifeless.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
Fresh
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.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
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.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
The best part of Pride of the Yankees is its grade-A love story.
TIME Magazine
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