---
title: 'The Pride of the Yankees (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sam Wood'
released: '1942-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-pride-of-the-yankees-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035211/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

1942 · 128 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Pride of the Yankees is a 1942 American sports drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, who died a year before its release, at age 37, from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which later became known to the lay public as "Lou Gehrig's disease".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sam Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-wood)
- **Screenplay:** [Jo Swerling](https://cinepixo.com/people/jo-swerling), [Paul Gallico](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-gallico), [Herman J. Mankiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/herman-j-mankiewicz), [Casey Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/casey-robinson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leigh Harline](https://cinepixo.com/people/leigh-harline)
- **Producer:** [Samuel Goldwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-goldwyn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rudolph Maté](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolph-mate)
- **Editor:** [Daniel Mandell](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-mandell)

## Cast

- [Pierre Watkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-watkin)
- [Walter Brennan](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-brennan)
- [Ernie Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernie-adams)
- [Sarah Padden](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-padden)
- [Pat Flaherty](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-flaherty-2)
- [Addison Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/addison-richards)
- [Eddy Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddy-chandler)
- [Guy Wilkerson](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-wilkerson)
- [Edgar Barrier](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-barrier)
- [James Westerfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-westerfield)
- [Charles Irwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-irwin)
- [Virginia Gilmore](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-gilmore)
- [Elsa Janssen](https://cinepixo.com/people/elsa-janssen)
- [Bill Dickey](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-dickey)
- [Harry Hayden](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-hayden)

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