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Star major league pitcher Monty Stratton loses a leg in a hunting accident, but becomes determined to leave the game on his own terms.Star major league pitcher Monty Stratton loses a leg in a hunting accident, but becomes determined to leave the game on his own terms.Star major league pitcher Monty Stratton loses a leg in a hunting accident, but becomes determined to leave the game on his own terms.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 5 wins total
Dwight Adams
- Detroit Ball Player
- (uncredited)
William Allington
- Western All Stars Coach
- (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold
- Person in Theatre
- (uncredited)
Polly Bailey
- Person in Theatre
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAfter the events of the movie, the real Monty Stratton went on to be a coach for the Chicago White Sox for a couple of years before going back to his home town of Greenville, TX to start his own farm team. In 1946, he shocked the world when he took the mound once again, this time in the minor leagues, and he posted an 18-8 record for that season.
- GoofsIn Monte Stratton's pitching debut versus the NY Yankees, Joe DiMaggio is shown circling the bases in stock footage. However, Stratton debuted in 1934 and DiMaggio didn't show up in the majors until 1936.
- Quotes
Monty Stratton: Look at that road! I used to do ten miles on that road like it was nothin' - just to pitch a game! Now I can hardly reach it, let alone walk on it!
- ConnectionsEdited from Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)
- SoundtracksStompin' at the Savoy
(uncredited)
Music by Benny Goodman, Chick Webb and Edgar M. Sampson
Played at the restaurant
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Stewart-Allyson + Baseball History = Surefire Enjoyment
James Stewart brings his patented gusto to this portrayal of real-life pitcher Monty Stratton, who lost his leg in a hunting accident, but refused to give up, wearing a prosthetic leg as he made a comeback (Stratton went on to play in the minors from 1946-53). Stewart's frequent leading lady June Allyson plays his wife, who really did help Stratton make it back. If the movie never quite scales the heights of "Pride of the Yankees," it's not for lack of trying. Old pros Stewart and Allyson lift what might have been corny and even maudlin or predictable to a high level and something we believe and care about. And they deserve extra points for playing characters who were still living (and watching). Not many can do that, and do it well. Schmaltzy but moving and perfect in its own way. (Full disclosure: I still can't get over players who would lay down a bunt with Stratton on the mound.)
- kckidjoseph-1
- Mar 29, 2014
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- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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