Review of The Pride of the Yankees (1942) by Ken S — 16 Oct 2013

The life story of baseball great Lou Gehrig is presented in the 1942 biopic, showing Gehrig from a young age playing ball as a little kid, through college, signing with the Yankees (and his many achievements there) all the way up to his retirement from baseball after discovering he has ALS (often referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease these days).

It is a fine little baseball picture, that is emotional and inspiring in the end. I would say it is probably mostly heralded for it's inspiring end, as it seems to be a little bit too long to me. I'm not saying it is a weak picture, it just could've used a trim here or there.

But as baseball films go, this is one of the greats, particularly that end.