The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

7.6Approved128 minDirector: Sam Wood

Biopic traces the life of Lou Gehrig, famous baseball 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 childhood in New York until his famous 'Luckiest Man' speech at his farewell day in 1939.

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Gary Cooper
Teresa Wright
Walter Brennan
Babe Ruth
Dan Duryea
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