The Pride of the Yankees 81 years old

Intimate and thrilling drama of a hero of the headlines... the girl who had his love and shared his life, but dared not question his one secret!

The Pride of the Yankees

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

Credits

The Pride of the Yankees Cast

Name Character
Teresa Wright She was 23, 86 years old when she died as Eleanor Twitchell
Ludwig Stössel He was 59, 89 years old when he died as Henry 'Pop' Gehrig
Dan Duryea He was 35, 61 years old when he died as Hank Hanneman
Ernie Adams He was 57, 62 years old when he died as Miller Huggins
Walter Brennan He was 47, 80 years old when he died as Sam Blake
Addison Richards He was 39, 61 years old when he died as Coach
Babe Ruth He was 47, 53 years old when he died as Babe Ruth
Colin Kenny He was 1, 24 years old when he died as Yankee Player on Train (uncredited)
Hardie Albright He was 38, 71 years old when he died as Van Tuyl
Edgar Barrier He was 35, 57 years old when he died as Hospital Doctor
David Holt He was 14, 76 years old when he died as Billy (Age 17)
Edward Fielding He was 67, 69 years old when he died as Clinic Doctor
Frank Faylen He was 36, 79 years old when he died as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin He was 52, 70 years old when he died as Mr. Twitchell
Douglas Croft He was 15, 37 years old when he died as Lou Gehrig as a Boy
Pat Flaherty He was 16, 76 years old when he died as Yankee Ballplayer (uncredited)
Mary Gordon She was 60, 81 years old when she died as Maid (uncredited)
Gary Cooper He was 41, 60 years old when he died as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
George Lessey He was 67, 71 years old when he died as Mayor of New Rochelle
Jack Carr He was 63, 88 years old when he died as Plumber
Elsa Janssen She was 58, 85 years old when she died as Christina 'Mom' Gehrig
Gene Collins He was 17, 73 years old when he died as Billy (Age 8)
Virginia Gilmore She was 22, 66 years old when she died as Myra Tinsley
Harry Harvey He was 41, 84 years old when he died as Joe McCarthy

The Pride of the Yankees Crew

Name Department
Daniel Mandell as Editor. He was 47 (91) years old when He died Editing
Mel Berns as Makeup Artist. He was 44 (79) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Paul Gallico as Original Story. He was 44 (78) years old when He died Writing
Howard Bristol as Set Decoration. He was 39 (68) years old when He died Art
Rudolph Maté as Director of Photography. He was 44 (66) years old when He died Camera
Perry Ferguson as Art Direction. He was 40 (62) years old when He died Art
Frank Maher as Sound Recordist. He was 24 (40) years old when He died Crew
Jo Swerling as Screenplay. He was 45 (67) years old when He died Writing
Sam Wood as Director. He was 59 (66) years old when He died Directing
William Cameron Menzies as Production Design. He was 45 (60) years old when He died Art
John Sherwood as Assistant Director. He was 2 (now 78) years old Directing
Samuel Goldwyn as Producer. He was 62 (94) years old when He died Production
René Hubert as Costume Design. He was 46 (59) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
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The Pride of the Yankees (81 years)

Intimate and thrilling drama of a hero of the headlines... the girl who had his love and shared his life, but dared not question his one secret!

  • Release day: Tuesday, July 14, 1942
  • Runtime: 128 minutes