The story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the 1930s and 1940s.The story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the 1930s and 1940s.The story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the 1930s and 1940s.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
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Leo Cleary
- Houston Mgr. Ed Monroe
- (as Leo T. Cleary)
Donna Beverly
- Girl
- (uncredited)
Robert Board
- Dennis
- (uncredited)
Harris Brown
- Hotel Clerk
- (uncredited)
John Butler
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Kathryn Card
- Mrs. Martin
- (uncredited)
Pattee Chapman
- Eddie's Girl
- (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
- Pittsburgh Coach
- (uncredited)
John Close
- Freddie
- (uncredited)
Dick Cogan
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
- Marty
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the 1930's, when Jerome "Dizzy" Dean started pitching for the Cardinals, Saint Louis was the southernmost and furthest west city in the major leagues at the time. The city had a population around 820,000 and was the seventh largest city in the United States.
- GoofsGame scenes in Sportsman's Park, in which Dizzy Dean pitches as a Cardinal, clearly show light towers in the background and the shadows of stadium lights on the field. Sportsman's Park did not have lights until 1940, three years after Dean's last game with the Cardinals.
- ConnectionsEdited into Myra Breckinridge (1970)
- SoundtracksTake Me Out to the Ball Game
(uncredited)
Music by Albert von Tilzer
Played during the opening credits and often in the score
Featured review
A Nice Baseball Movie
I remember "Ol Diz" broadcasting those Saturday games with partner Pee Wee Reese, the former Dodger and teammate of Jackie Robinson. It was so much fun to listen to him butcher the English language (for example, "He slud into third base). But we forget that he was a great pitcher for the notorious St. Louis Cardinals. He was known for being a bit hard to control, doing things his own way. He also had a reputation for being a bit less than intellectual. The famous story after he was struck by a lie drive, led with the headline, "Doctors Examine Dean's Head. Find Nothing." This is a charming little movie with a good performance by Dan Dailey. The title is much like the great Lou Gehrig's tribute, "The Pride of the Yankees." Obviously, this one didn't gain the foothold that that one did, but then Dean wasn't the tragic figure Lou was. This is a nice movie with a quirky guy making it big. Dean will always be one of my favorites and I'm glad there is a movie about him.
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Pride of St. Louis (1952) officially released in Canada in English?
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