Movie · 1942
The Pride of the Yankees
“Intimate and thrilling drama of a hero of the headlines... the girl who had his love and shared his life, but dared not question his one secret!”
Released 14 July 1942 128 min Drama / Family More from 1942 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
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How old were they?
Spencer Charters
as Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
Ludwig Stössel
as Henry 'Pop' Gehrig
Elsa Janssen
as Christina 'Mom' Gehrig
Ernie Adams
as Miller Huggins
Pierre Watkin
as Mr. Twitchell
Babe Ruth
as Babe Ruth
Walter Brennan
as Sam Blake
Lane Chandler
as Mark - Player in Locker Room (uncredited)
Gary Cooper
as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
Harry Harvey
as Joe McCarthy
Addison Richards
as Coach
Hardie Albright
as Van Tuyl
Don Brodie
as Girl Show Barker (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
Dan Duryea
as Hank Hanneman
Bill Stern
as Bill Stern
Clancy Cooper
as Motorcycle Cop #1 (uncredited)
Dane Clark
as Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
John Daheim
as Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
Teresa Wright
as Eleanor Twitchell
Virginia Gilmore
as Myra Tinsley
Bill Dickey
as Bill Dickey
Bob Meusel
as Robert W. Meusel (as Robert W. Meusel)
Mark Koenig
as Mark Koenig
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The numbers
45years between the oldest and youngest billed
67Spencer Charters — oldest on the call sheet
22Virginia Gilmore — youngest billed
41average age of the credited cast