Vainqueur du destin

Vainqueur du destin

1942-07-14 128 min ★ 7.3

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...

Director Sam Wood

Trailer

Cast

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