The Stratton Story (1950)

Directed by

Sam Wood

Genre

drama film, biographical film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A baseball pitcher overcomes a serious injury to return to the sport he loves. The film follows his personal and professional struggles with the support of his wife and family.

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What happens

The Stratton Story is a 1949 American biographical film directed by Sam Wood that tells the true story of Monty Stratton, a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1934 to 1938. The film is the first of three to pair stars Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson, followed by The Glenn Miller Story and Strategic Air Command. Stratton commented that Stewart "did a great job of playing me, in a picture which I figure was about as true to life as they could make it." The Stratton Story was a financial success and won the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture Story. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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