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Christina 'Mom' Gehrig
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Ludwig Stössel | ... |
Henry 'Pop' Gehrig
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Myra Tinsley
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Ernie Adams | ... | |
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Pierre Watkin | ... |
Frank Twitchell
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Bob Meusel | ... |
Bob Meusel
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Mark Koenig | ... | |
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Bill Stern | ... | |
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Biopic traces the life of Lou Gehrig, famous baseball player who played in 2130 consecutive games before falling at age 37 to ALS, a deadly nerve disease which now bears his name. Gehrig is followed from his childhood in New York until his famous 'Luckiest Man' speech at his farewell day in 1939. Written by Jerry Milani <jmilani@ix.netcom.com>
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| West Germany:Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Color:
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Lou Gehrig: Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
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(1921) (uncredited)
Music by Richard A. Whiting
Lyrics by Gus Kahn and Ray Egan
Played at the college dance and partially sung by Virginia Gilmore See more »
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While filming the movie, Teresa Wright - who played Gehrig's wife Eleanor Gehrig - wore the actual bracelet that Lou gave to Eleanor on their fourth anniversary. Eleanor brought the bracelet to the set to be used in the movie. The bracelet is made up of 17 metal medallions that celebrate the seven World Championships and six All-Star game appearances that Gehrig made. The bracelet is now displayed in the Baseball Hall of Fame. See more »Goofs
Continuity: During the game with the home runs for the boy in the hospital, one shot of the infield shows a dirt path between home plate and the pitcher's mound; all other infield shots show grass in that area. See more »Quotes
[his farewell speech]Lou Gehrig: Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
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"Ain't We Got Fun"(1921) (uncredited)
Music by Richard A. Whiting
Lyrics by Gus Kahn and Ray Egan
Played at the college dance and partially sung by Virginia Gilmore See more »
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