| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 128 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC. |
| Cast |
Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Walter Brennan, Babe Ruth, Bill Dickey, Bob Meusel, Bill Stern, Veloz and Yolanda, Ray Noble and his orchestra. |
| Note |
Original story by Paul Gallico. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1942. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Lou Gehrig, the Yank's great first baseman and the son of poor immigrants, rose to heights of baseball fame-- only to be cut down at the peak of his career by an incurable disease known as ALS. |
| Credits |
Director, Sam Wood ; screen play, Jo Swerling, Herman J. Mankiewicz. |
| Contents |
Special features: Standard version -- Language: English mono ; Spanish mono -- Subtitles: English, French, Spanish. |
| Language |
English or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Gehrig, Lou, 1903-1941 -- Drama.
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Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Drama.
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New York Yankees (Baseball team) -- Drama.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Biographical films.
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Baseball films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Wood, Sam, 1883-1949.
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Swerling, Jo, 1897-1964.
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Mankiewicz, Herman J. (Herman Jacob), 1897-1953.
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Cooper, Gary, 1901-1961.
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Wright, Teresa, 1918-2005.
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Brennan, Walter, 1894-1974.
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Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948.
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Dickey, Bill, 1907-1993.
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Meusel, Robert William, 1896-1977.
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Stern, Bill, 1907-1971.
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Noble, Ray, 1903-1978.
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Gallico, Paul, 1897-1976.
Lou Gehrig, pride of the Yankees.
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Samuel Goldwyn, Inc.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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Veloz and Yolanda.
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Ray Noble Orchestra.
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| Added Title |
MGM DVD.
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| ISBN |
0792853385 |
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9780792853381 |
| Standard No. |
027616879059 |
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027616071972 |
| Music No. |
1003780 MGM DVD |
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