The Pride of St. Louis
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Directed by | Harmon Jones |
Produced by | Jules Schermer |
Written by | Guy Trosper (story) Herman J. Mankiewicz |
Starring | Dan Dailey Joanne Dru Richard Crenna |
Music by | Arthur Lange |
Cinematography | Leo Tover |
Editing by | Robert L. Simpson |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date(s) | 1952 |
Running time | 93 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
IMDb profile |
The Pride of St. Louis is a 1952 biographical film of the life of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jerome Herman "Dizzy" Dean. It starred Dan Dailey as Dean, Joanne Dru as his wife, and Richard Crenna as his brother Paul "Daffy" Dean, also a major league pitcher. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Guy Trosper was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story.
[edit] Cast
- Dan Dailey as Jerome Herman Dean
- Joanne Dru as Patricia Nash Dean
- Richard Crenna as Paul Dean
- Richard Hylton as Johnny Kendall
- Hugh Sanders as Horst
- James Brown as Moose
- Leo Cleary as Houston Manager Ed Monroe