The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees is a 1942 biographical film which tells the story of New York Yankees star Lou Gehrig. It stars Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth (as himself), Walter Brennan[?], Dan Duryea[?], Elsa Janssen[?] and Ludwig Stössel[?].

The movie was adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz[?], Casey Robinson[?] (uncredited) and Jo Swerling[?] from a story by Paul Gallico[?]. It was directed by Sam Wood[?].

It won the Academy Award for Film Editing and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gary Cooper), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Teresa Wright), Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Best Effects, Special Effects, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, Best Picture, Best Sound, Recording, Best Writing, Original Story and Best Writing, Screenplay.