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The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
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The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
Best Film Editing | 1943
Best Music Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | 1943
Best Actor in a Leading Role | 1943 | Gary
Best Actress in a Leading Role | 1943 | Teresa
Best Writing Original Story | 1943 | Paul
Best Writing Screenplay | 1943
Best Picture | 1943
Best Art DirectionInterior Decoration BlackandWhite | 1943
Best Sound Recording | 1943
Best Effects Special Effects | 1943
Best Cinematography BlackandWhite | 1943
In reality, Gary Cooper was decidedly not a fan of baseball and required extensive coaching in order to look even passable on a baseball diamond. In fact, he had never played the game before, even as a youth, and had never even seen a baseball game in person until he was hired for this film.
Released just 17 months after Lou Gehrig's death.
Babe Ruth missed several days of shooting and filming during the production because of his own illness.
Samuel Goldwyn was initially reluctant about making the film as he believed that baseball movies were box office poison. He was persuaded to do it when he viewed footage of Gehrig's famous farewell speech.
Samuel Goldwyn promised Eleanor Gehrig (as Mrs. Lou Gehrig) that the movie "would be changed just the way I wanted it if I found anything to criticize in the uncut version. I felt I wanted to know if it was Lou's real life story and not colored and over dramatized." After seeing the movie in a projection room at the Sam Goldwyn Studio, Mrs. Gehrig said, "I saw Goldwyn, who was waiting for me...I told him of my gratitude for the fine treatment and the careful attention to every detail, I didn't ask for one solitary deletion or addition. I accepted the picture exactly as it was made. That's how good I think it is."
"[last lines] Lou Gehrig: [his farewell speech] Lou Gehrig: Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth... play ball!"
"Lou Gehrig: Is it three strikes, Doc? Clinic doctor: You want it straight? Lou Gehrig: Sure, straight. Clinic doctor: It's three strikes."
