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| Gary Cooper | ... | ||
| Teresa Wright | ... | ||
| Babe Ruth | ... | ||
| Walter Brennan | ... | ||
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Dan Duryea | ... | |
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Elsa Janssen | ... |
Christina 'Mom' Gehrig
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Ludwig Stössel | ... |
Henry 'Pop' Gehrig
(as Ludwig Stossel)
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Virginia Gilmore | ... |
Myra Tinsley
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Bill Dickey | ... | |
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Ernie Adams | ... | |
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Pierre Watkin | ... |
Frank Twitchell
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Harry Harvey | ... | |
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Bob Meusel | ... |
Bob Meusel
(as Robert W. Meusel)
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Mark Koenig | ... | |
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Bill Stern | ... | |
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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