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