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Title:

The pride of the Yankees [videorecording] / [presented by] Samuel Goldwyn ; original story by Paul Gallico ; screenplay by Jo Swerling and Herman J. Mankiewicz ; directed by Sam Wood.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Edition:

Collector's ed.

Publisher:

Distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

1 videodisc (128 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Gehrig, Lou,--1903-1941--Drama.
Baseball players--United States--Drama.--Drama.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis--Drama.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American--Drama.
Jugadores de beísbol--Estados Unidos--Teatro.--Teatro.
Enfermedades--Estados Unidos--Teatro.
Gehrig, Lou,--1903-1941--Drama.
Baseball players--United States--Drama.--Drama.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis--Drama.
American speeches--Drama.
Feature films.
Baseball films.
Biographical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Sports--Feature.
Biographical--Feature.
Family--Feature.
Feature films.
Biographical films.

Other Authors:

Goldwyn, Samuel, 1882-1974.
Gallico, Paul, 1897-1976.
Swerling, Jo, 1897-1964.
Mankiewicz, Herman J. (Herman Jacob), 1897-1953.
Wood, Sam, 1883-1949.
Cooper, Gary, 1901-1961.
Wright, Teresa, 1918-2005.
Brennan, Walter, 1894-1974.
Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948.
Dickey, Bill, 1907-1993.
Meusel, Bob.
Stern, Bill, 1907-1971.
Veloz, Frank.
Veloz, Yolanda.
Ray Noble Orchestra.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.

Notes:

Title from container. Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Walter Brennan, Babe Ruth, Bill Dickey, Bob Meusel, Bill Stern, Veloz, Yolanda, Ray Noble and his Orchestra. Originally released as a motion picture in 1942. Special features: "The making of The pride of the Yankees" featurette; "The man behind the Iron Horse, what he left behind" featurette; "Always" the story behind the song featurette; "Lou Gehrig's Disease: the search for a cure" featurette; "Curt Schilling: legend on a legend" featurette.

Summary:

Traces the life of Lou Gehrig, famous baseball Hall of Fame player who played in 2130 consecutive games before falling at age 37 to ALS, a deadly nerve disease which now bears his name. Gehrig is followed from his athletic childhood in New York to his famous 'Luckiest Man' speech at his farewell day in 1939.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)212225326

UPC:

883904102984

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

EBPE325 -- Estherville Public Library (Estherville)

ZYPE837 -- Harlan Community Library (Harlan)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)