The pride of the Yankees (DVD). [videorecording] / Samuel Goldwyn ; directed by Sam Wood Veloz and Yolanda Ray Nobel and his orchestra ; screenplay by Jo Swerling and Herman J. Mankiewicz ; original story by Paul Gallico.
Title from web and sell sheet. Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Walter Brennan, Babe Ruth. Originally released as a motion picture in 1946. Special features: Six featurettes: The making of The pride of the Yankees; The man behind the iron horse; What he left behind; Always: the story behind the song; Lou Gehrig's disease: the search for a cure; Curt Schilling: a legend on a legend.
Summary:
The moving, true story of New York Yankee immortal Lou Gehrig, the southpaw slugger who rose to the very top of the sport, only to be cut down at the peak of his career by an incurable illness.
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