The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees is a 1942 American English-language Biography Drama film featuring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan, Dan Duryea, Elsa Janssen and Allen Wood. It emphasizes Gehrig s relationship with his parents , his friendships with players and journalists, and his storybook romance with the woman who became his companion for life, Eleanor. Samuel Goldwyn Productions was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Samuel Goldwyn and William Cameron Menzies. The Pride of the Yankees is written by Jo Swerling, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Paul Gallico, Damon Runyon, Vincent Lawrence and Kenneth Casey Robinson and it is directed by Sam Wood. RKO Radio Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the film. The motion picture has a running time of 128 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. The film made a box office gross of $2 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Jo Swerling and Herman J. Mankiewicz. Cinematography was done by Rudolph Mat and editing by Daniel Mandell. The music was composed by Leigh Harline. At the 1943 Oscar Awards It won an award for Best Film Editing.
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