Vainqueur du destin
The Pride of the Yankees
Release: 1942-07-14
·Runtime: 128m
·★ 7.4
Drame
Familial
Ce film autobiographique retrace la carrière du joueur de baseball Lou Gehrig. Enfant, Lou Gehrig rêve de devenir champion de baseball ; ses parents, eux, rêvent de faire de leur fils un ingénieur. La grand-mère de Lou travaille comme cuisinière de l'université Columbia et le fait admettre à l'université. Lou travaille comme serveur au restaurant universitaire. Remarqué pour ses dons de sportif, Lou devient membre du club mais se heurte à l'hostilité de certains membres, des snobinards imbus d'eux-mêmes. Le journaliste sportif Sam Blake le recommande au Yankees de New York ; la santé de sa mère nécessitant une intervention chirurgicale coûteuse, Gehrig abandonne ses études et signe un contrat avec les Yankees afin de pouvoir disposer de la somme nécessaire. Sa mère croit de son côté qu'il étudie toujours à l'université mais finit bientôt par s'apercevoir que son fils joue au baseball professionnel...
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Edgar Barrier
as Hospital Doctor
Dan Duryea
as Hank Hanneman
Lane Chandler
as Mark - Player in Locker Room (uncredited)
Janet Chapman
as Tessie (uncredited)
Vaughan Glaser
as Doctor in Gehrig Home (uncredited)
Jack Stewart
as Ed Barrow (uncredited)
James Westerfield
as Spectator (uncredited)
Edwin August
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Tom Neal
as Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Malcolm Waite
as Big Strength Machine Contestant (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
as Photographer (uncredited)
Dane Clark
as Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan
as Eleanor's Landlady (uncredited)
Bill Dickey
as Bill Dickey
Lynton Brent
as Photographer in Hospital (uncredited)
Rosina Galli
as Mrs. Fabrini (uncredited)
Anita Sharp-Bolster
as Sasha's Mother (uncredited)
John Sheehan
as First Paper Hanger (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
as Mr. Twitchell
David Holt
as Billy (Age 17)
Spencer Charters
as Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
George Guhl
as Second Paper Hanger (uncredited)
John Ince
as Man in Box Seat (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
as Miller Huggins
Mary Gordon
as Maid (uncredited)
Babe Ruth
as Babe Ruth
Hooper Atchley
as Lathered Man in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
Fay Holderness
as Spectator (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
as Sportsman at Ballgame (uncredited)
Ray Noble
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Ludwig Stössel
as Henry 'Pop' Gehrig
Virginia Gilmore
as Myra Tinsley
Art Rowlands
as Telephone Man (uncredited)
Walter Brennan
as Sam Blake
Edward Fielding
as Clinic Doctor
Charles Cane
as Plumber (uncredited)
Addison Richards
as Coach
Veloz
as Specialty Dancer (as Veloz and Yolanda)
John Daheim
as Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Photographer (uncredited)
Rex Lease
as Spectator (uncredited)
Walter Tetley
as Cake Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Don Brodie
as Girl Show Barker (uncredited)
Garry Owen
as Scorecard Vendor (uncredited)
William Roy
as Joe Fabrini (uncredited)
Hardie Albright
as Van Tuyl
Heinie Conklin
as Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited)
Mitchell Ingraham
as Barber (uncredited)
Douglas Croft
as Lou Gehrig as a Boy
Patsy O'Byrne
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Sarah Padden
as Mrs. Roberts (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
as Family Friend (uncredited)
Gary Cooper
as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
Edward Peil Sr.
as Policeman (uncredited)
George Lessey
as Mayor of New Rochelle
Colin Kenny
as Yankee Player on Train (uncredited)
Matt McHugh
as Strength Machine Operator (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
as Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.
as Freshman (uncredited)
Ben Taggart
as Conductor (uncredited)
Teresa Wright
as Eleanor Twitchell
Eddy Chandler
as Motorcycle Cop #2 (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
as Yankee Ballplayer (uncredited)
Vinton Hayworth
as Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
as Bottle Game Operator (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
as Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)
Wilmuth Merkyl
as Spectator (uncredited)
C. Montague Shaw
as Mr. Worthington (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
as Joe McCarthy
Wilbur Mack
as Man Outside Yankee Stadium (uncredited)
Charles Williams
as Little Strength Machine Contestant (uncredited)
Betty Brewer
as Little Girl (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
as Department Store Manager (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch
as Neighbor Leaning Through Window (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
as Sportsman at Ballgame (uncredited)
Walter Fenner
as Dentist (uncredited)
John Kellogg
as Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Elsa Janssen
as Christina 'Mom' Gehrig
Clancy Cooper
as Motorcycle Cop #1 (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
as Reporter in Hospital Room (uncredited)
