The Pride of the Yankees

Jul 14, 1942

2h 8m

★ 7.4

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!

Overview

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

Genres

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Samuel Goldwyn Productions

The Pride of the Yankees Trailers

Cast

Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig

Gary Cooper

Eleanor Twitchell

Teresa Wright

Babe Ruth

Sam Blake

Walter Brennan

Hank Hanneman

Dan Duryea

Christina 'Mom' Gehrig

Elsa Janssen

Henry 'Pop' Gehrig

Ludwig Stössel

Myra Tinsley

Virginia Gilmore

Bill Dickey

Miller Huggins

Ernie Adams

Mr. Twitchell

Pierre Watkin

Joe McCarthy

Harry Harvey

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