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21 de mar. de 2024 · When "Pride of the Yankees" premiered in the summer of 1942, it was accompanied by a Walt Disney cartoon, "How to Play Baseball." The cartoon was made at Samuel Goldwyn's special request, and was ...
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The Pride of the Yankees, American biographical film, released in 1942, about New York Yankees All-Star and baseball legend Lou Gehrig. With notable performances—especially by Gary Cooper in the title role—and an inspiring story, it is considered one of the best American sports films.
Overview. The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig. Sam Wood. Director. Herman J. Mankiewicz. Screenplay. Jo Swerling. Screenplay.
8 de jan. de 2021 · The Pride of the Yankees (1942) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #ThePrideoftheYankeesGary Cooper is "nothing short of wonderful" (The Motion Picture Guide) in thi...
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Championed by sportswriter Sam Blake (Walter Brennan), Gehrig eventually gets recruited by the New York Yankees, joining a team of heavy hitters that includes the legendary Babe Ruth. When Gehrig marries his spirited sweetheart, Eleanor (Teresa Wright), things look up for him, but he is soon sidelined by a terrible illness that he bravely tries to battle.
27 de mai. de 2014 · Meant to entertain, not educate. Parents need to know that The Pride of the Yankees is about baseball legend Lou Gehrig, a role model for his humility and work ethic. It's free of extreme violence or sexual references. Young kids may be disturbed by Gehrig's illness and the talk of death, however, and it may be too emotionally intense for….
“Pride of the Yankees” is a film less enamored with baseball than it is in adoration of its own American myth making. Released just 17 months after the death of Lou Gehrig, from a disease that would come to be named after him, “Pride” is emblematic less of its subject’s sport’s team, than it is of Gehrig’s relentless dedication to optimism, despite all odds being against it.
