Der grosse Wurf
Der Film erzählt die Lebensgeschichte eines der populärsten Baseballspieler der USA: Lou Gehrig. Lou Gehrig ist der Sohn deutscher Einwanderer. Er wächst vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg in ärmlichen Verhältnissen in den USA auf und träumt davon, ein berühmter Baseballspieler zu werden. Seine Eltern möchten jedoch, dass ihr Sohn die Columbia University besucht um Ingenieur zu werden. Lou besucht das College, verfolgt aber weiterhin seine Sportlerkarriere. Als der Sportjournalist Sam Blake Lou entdeckt und fördert, erhält Lou einen Vertrag bei den New York Yankees und wird zum gefeierten Star...
Director Sam Wood
Trailer
Cast
Emory Parnell
Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
William Roy
Joe Fabrini (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan
Eleanor's Landlady (uncredited)
Art Rowlands
Telephone Man (uncredited)
David Holt
Billy (Age 17)
Rosina Galli
Mrs. Fabrini (uncredited)
John Kellogg
Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
George Lessey
Mayor of New Rochelle
Douglas Croft
Lou Gehrig as a Boy
Pat Moriarity
Policeman in 1915 (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.
Policeman (uncredited)
Walter Tetley
Cake Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Family Friend (uncredited)
Charles Cane
Plumber (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
Sportsman at Ballgame (uncredited)
Tom Neal
Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Patsy O'Byrne
Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Hardie Albright
Van Tuyl
Edwin August
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Veloz
Specialty Dancer (as Veloz and Yolanda)
Spencer Charters
Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
Fay Holderness
Spectator (uncredited)
John Sheehan
First Paper Hanger (uncredited)
Mitchell Ingraham
Barber (uncredited)
Ben Taggart
Conductor (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Photographer (uncredited)
James Westerfield
Spectator (uncredited)
Vaughan Glaser
Doctor in Gehrig Home (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Department Store Manager (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Miller Huggins
Harry Harvey
Joe McCarthy
Rex Lease
Spectator (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Man Outside Yankee Stadium (uncredited)
Edgar Barrier
Hospital Doctor
Don Brodie
Girl Show Barker (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Mark - Player in Locker Room (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Yankee Ballplayer (uncredited)
Ludwig Stössel
Henry 'Pop' Gehrig
Pierre Watkin
Mr. Twitchell
Lester Dorr
Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Maid (uncredited)
George Guhl
Second Paper Hanger (uncredited)
Hooper Atchley
Lathered Man in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
Sportsman at Ballgame (uncredited)
Bill Dickey
Bill Dickey
Frank Faylen
Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
John Daheim
Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
Edward Fielding
Clinic Doctor
Jack Stewart
Ed Barrow (uncredited)
Charles Williams
Little Strength Machine Contestant (uncredited)
Elsa Janssen
Christina 'Mom' Gehrig
Clancy Cooper
Motorcycle Cop #1 (uncredited)
Sarah Padden
Mrs. Roberts (uncredited)
Betty Brewer
Little Girl (uncredited)
Malcolm Waite
Big Strength Machine Contestant (uncredited)
Wilmuth Merkyl
Spectator (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Photographer (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Motorcycle Cop #2 (uncredited)
Ray Noble
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Addison Richards
Coach
Janet Chapman
Tessie (uncredited)
Vinton Hayworth
Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Yankee Player on Train (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch
Neighbor Leaning Through Window (uncredited)
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth
Walter Brennan
Sam Blake
Heinie Conklin
Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Reporter in Hospital Room (uncredited)
Matt McHugh
Strength Machine Operator (uncredited)
Teresa Wright
Eleanor Twitchell
Virginia Gilmore
Myra Tinsley
Dane Clark
Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Walter Fenner
Dentist (uncredited)
John Ince
Man in Box Seat (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.
Freshman (uncredited)
Garry Owen
Scorecard Vendor (uncredited)
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Sasha's Mother (uncredited)
C. Montague Shaw
Mr. Worthington (uncredited)
Gary Cooper
Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
Dan Duryea
Hank Hanneman
Lynton Brent
Photographer in Hospital (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Bottle Game Operator (uncredited)