What is The Pride of the Yankees / The Stratton Story about?

Name: The Pride of the Yankees / The Stratton Story
Genre: Drama,Family

THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES, 1942, MGM Repertory, 122 min. Directed by veteran Sam Wood and adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz. Gary Cooper stars in this tale of the Iron Horse, Lou Gehrig, the New York Yankee Hall Of Famer, from his childhood days in New York until his "Luckiest Man in the World" speech at Yankee Stadium in 1939. Released a year after Gehrig's tragic death, the film co-stars Gehrig's longtime teammates and friends Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel, Matt Koenig and Bill Dickey. Also appearing are Walter Brennan, Teresa Wright and Dan Duryea. THE STRATTON STORY, 1940, Warner Bros., 106 min. Dir. Sam Wood. The true story of Chicago White Sox pitcher Monty Stratton's (James Stewart) climb to the top of his game in both baseball and in life. Then tragedy strikes. Sam Wood directs his last feature film, a sentimental, against-the-odds story, that never feels sentimental, thanks in large part to Stewart and co-star June Allyson as his wife.

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What is The Pride of the Yankees / The Stratton Story about?: THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES, 1942, MGM Repertory, 122 min. Directed by veteran Sam Wood and adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz. Gary Cooper stars in this tale of the Iron Horse, Lou Gehrig, the New York Yankee Hall Of Famer, from his childhood days in New York until his "Luckiest Man in the World" speech at Yankee Stadium in 1939. Released a year after Gehrig's tragic death, the film co-stars Gehrig's longtime teammates and friends Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel, Matt Koenig and Bill Dickey. Also appearing are Walter Brennan, Teresa Wright and Dan Duryea.

THE STRATTON STORY, 1940, Warner Bros., 106 min. Dir. Sam Wood. The true story of Chicago White Sox pitcher Monty Stratton's (James Stewart) climb to the top of his game in both baseball and in life. Then tragedy strikes. Sam Wood directs his last feature film, a sentimental, against-the-odds story, that never feels sentimental, thanks in large part to Stewart and co-star June Allyson as his wife.