The Winning Team (1952)
- Directed by
- Lewis Seiler
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film follows the life of baseball pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander, from his rise to fame to his personal struggles. It highlights his key performance in the 1926 World Series.
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What happens
The Winning Team is a 1952 American biographical film starring Ronald Reagan and Doris Day, and directed by Lewis Seiler. It is a fictionalized biography of the life of major league pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander. It includes Alexander's heroic performance in three games in the 1926 World Series against the New York Yankees, where the seventh inning strikeout of Tony Lazzeri is used as the game-ending, Series-winning pitch. The film earned an estimated $1.7 million at the North American box office in 1952. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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