The Pride of the Yankees (1942) Cast & Crew
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Directed by Sam Wood.
Cast
- Gary Cooper as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
- Teresa Wright as Eleanor Twitchell
- Babe Ruth as Babe Ruth
- Walter Brennan as Sam Blake
- Dan Duryea as Hank Hanneman
- Elsa Janssen as Christina 'Mom' Gehrig
- Ludwig Stössel as Henry 'Pop' Gehrig
- Virginia Gilmore as Myra Tinsley
- Bill Dickey as Bill Dickey
- Ernie Adams as Miller Huggins
- Pierre Watkin as Mr. Twitchell
- Harry Harvey as Joe McCarthy
- Bob Meusel as Robert W. Meusel (as Robert W. Meusel)
- Mark Koenig as Mark Koenig
- Bill Stern as Bill Stern
- Addison Richards as Coach
- Hardie Albright as Van Tuyl
- Edward Fielding as Clinic Doctor
- George Lessey as Mayor of New Rochelle
- Edgar Barrier as Hospital Doctor
- Douglas Croft as Lou Gehrig as a Boy
- Gene Collins as Billy (Age 8)
- David Holt as Billy (Age 17)
- Veloz as Specialty Dancer (as Veloz and Yolanda)
- Yolanda as Specialty Dancer (as Veloz and Yolanda)
- Ed Agresti as Barber (uncredited)
- Ernie Alexander as Bellhop with Flowers (uncredited)
- Hooper Atchley as Lathered Man in Barber Shop (uncredited)
- Edwin August as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- Bettye Avery as Nightclub Singer (uncredited)
- Becky Bohanon as Little Girl (uncredited)
- Lynton Brent as Photographer in Hospital (uncredited)
- Roy Brent as Yankee Ballplayer (uncredited)
- Betty Brewer as Little Girl (uncredited)
- Don Brodie as Girl Show Barker (uncredited)
- Charles Cane as Plumber (uncredited)
- Jack Carr as Plumber (uncredited)
- Burr Caruth as Village Storekeeper (uncredited)
- Eddy Chandler as Motorcycle Cop #2 (uncredited)
- Lane Chandler as Mark - Player in Locker Room (uncredited)
Crew
- Sam Wood — Director
- Samuel Goldwyn — Producer
- Rudolph Maté — Director of Photography
- Leigh Harline — Original Music Composer
- Jo Swerling — Screenplay
- Herman J. Mankiewicz — Screenplay
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