Directed by:
Sam WoodCinematography:
Rudolph MatéComposer:
Leigh HarlineCast:
Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan, Dan Duryea, Ludwig Stössel, Virginia Gilmore, Ernie Adams, Pierre Watkin, Harry Hayden, Addison Richards (more)Plots(1)
Gary Cooper plays Lou Gehrig, the first baseman for the Yanks who suffered from a crippling and incurable disease. Even when Gehrig was a student at Columbia University, the press had already pegged him as a top ballplayer. Soon the New York Yankees selected Gehrig for their lineup, and he became an overnight sensation on the baseball diamond. But this dedicated player--who had never missed a game once he stepped onto a Major League Baseball field--suddenly fell ill with a mysterious disease. As his body began to fail him, Gehrig had to say good-bye to the fans who idolized him and to the sport he loved so dearly. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Gary Cooper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/978/161978231_317dfa.png)
Gary Cooper
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
![Teresa Wright](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/676/161676179_be251f.jpg)
Teresa Wright
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Rainmaker (1997)
The Little Foxes (1941)
![Babe Ruth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/462/161462111_351ff9.jpg)
Babe Ruth
USA
Best movies:
Zelig (1983) - a.f.
Moneyball (2011) - a.f.
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
![Walter Brennan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/340/164340869_d0f8e6.png)
Walter Brennan
USA
Best movies:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Fury (1936)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
![Dan Duryea](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271499_4eefb0.jpg)
Dan Duryea
USA
Best movies:
Scarlet Street (1945)
The Little Foxes (1941)
Ball of Fire (1941)
![Ludwig Stössel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/893/159893461_bc82ba.jpg)
Ludwig Stössel
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Casablanca (1942)
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
![Virginia Gilmore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/935/159935037_9e3c62.jpg)
Virginia Gilmore
USA
Best movies:
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Swamp Water (1941)
Wonder Man (1945)
![Ernie Adams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886814_8df218.jpg)
Ernie Adams
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
![Pierre Watkin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/382/165382787_ca6f45.jpg)
Pierre Watkin
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
![Harry Hayden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/480/159480941_f58ec9.jpg)
Harry Hayden
Canada
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
![Addison Richards](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000166_d1af93.jpg)
Addison Richards
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
![Hardie Albright](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/126/158126053_b15f21.jpg)
Hardie Albright
USA
Best movies:
Bambi (1942)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
Saboteur (1942)
![Edward Fielding](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/219/161219147_9f676b.jpg)
Edward Fielding
USA
Best movies:
Bernadette (1943)
Rebecca (1940)
Madame Curie (1943)
![Tom Neal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/004/158004117_616044.jpg)
Tom Neal
USA
Best movies:
The Last Hurrah (1958)
Detour (1945)
Air Force (1943)
![Charles Irwin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/004/158004149_d11696.jpg)
Charles Irwin
Ireland
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
![Dane Clark](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/396/396148_7b6fc7.jpg)
Dane Clark
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
![Frank Faylen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312427_6ae956.jpg)
Frank Faylen
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Henry Roquemore
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
![Lane Chandler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/779/158779807_e6a2b4.jpg)
Lane Chandler
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Laura (1944)
![Emory Parnell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000040_e29276.jpg)
Emory Parnell
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Sabrina (1954)