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The pride of the Yankees, [presented by] Samuel Goldwyn ; original story by Paul Gallico ; screenplay by Jo Swerling and Herman J. Mankiewicz ; directed by Sam Wood

Label
The pride of the Yankees, [presented by] Samuel Goldwyn ; original story by Paul Gallico ; screenplay by Jo Swerling and Herman J. Mankiewicz ; directed by Sam Wood
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
The pride of the Yankees
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
212225326
Responsibility statement
[presented by] Samuel Goldwyn ; original story by Paul Gallico ; screenplay by Jo Swerling and Herman J. Mankiewicz ; directed by Sam Wood
Runtime
128
Summary
Traces the life of Lou Gehrig, famous baseball Hall of Fame player who played in 2130 consecutive games before falling at age 37 to ALS, a deadly nerve disease which now bears his name. Gehrig is followed from his athletic childhood in New York to his famous 'Luckiest Man' speech at his farewell day in 1939
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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