Movie: "The Stratton Story"
| Release Date: | Apr 1949 |
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| Genres: | Biography / Drama / Romance / Sport |
| Awards | Won Oscar. Another 2 wins |
| Runtime: | 106 min. |
| Cast: | James Stewart (Monty Stratton), June Allyson (Ethel), Frank Morgan (Barney Wile), Agnes Moorehead (Ma Stratton) Bill Williams (Eddie Dibson) Bruce Cowling (Ted Lyons) Cliff Clark (Josh Higgins) Mary Lawrence (Dot) Dean White (Luke Appling) Robert Gist (Earnie) Gene Bearden (Himself) Bill Dickey (Himself) Jimmy Dykes (Himself) Mervyn Shea (Himself) Dwight Adams (Detroit Ball Player (uncredited)) Jessie Arnold (Person in Theatre (uncredited)) Polly Bailey (Person in Theatre (uncredited)) William Bailey (Person in Theatre (uncredited)) Tom & Jerry Bassett (Stratton Baby (uncredited)) Vangie Beilby (Person in Theatre (uncredited)) Ralph Brooks (Restaurant Customer (uncredited)) John Burger (Ball player (uncredited)) James Conaty (Restaurant Patron (uncredited)) Heinie Conklin (Baseball Fan (uncredited)) Gino Corrado (Restaurant Chef (uncredited)) Peter Crouse (Reporter (uncredited)) Joe DiMaggio (Himself (uncredited) (archive footage)) Jim Drum (Spectator (uncredited)) Pat Flaherty (Western Manager (uncredited)) Lee Tung Foo (Waiter (uncredited)) Clark Gable (Himself, Clip from 'Honky...) Robert Graham (Monty's Son, as a baby (uncredited)) William Hall (Ball player with Bill Dickey...) Clarence Hennecke (News vendor (uncredited)) Holmes Herbert (Doctor (uncredited)) John Hiestand (Ball player with Bill Dickey...) Wally Hood (Southern All Stars player (uncredited)) Wesley Hopper (Detroit ball player (uncredited)) Frank Kelleher (Chicago White Sox player (uncredited)) John Kerr (Yankee Coach (uncredited)) Florence Lake (Mrs. Appling (uncredited)) Mitchell Lewis (Conductor (uncredited)) Alphonse Martell (Headwaiter (uncredited)) Gene Mauch (Southern All Stars player (uncredited)) Matt McHugh (Slot Machine Player (uncredited)) George Melford (Person in Theatre (uncredited)) George Metkovich (Chicago White Sox player (uncredited)) Fred Millican (All-Star Catcher (uncredited)) Anne Nagel (Mrs. Piet (uncredited)) James Nolan (Reporter (uncredited)) Louie Novikoff (Detroit Ball Player (uncredited)) Frank O'Connor (Baseball Fan (uncredited)) Pat Orr (Umpire (uncredited)) George Ovey (Person in Theatre (uncredited)) Garry Owen (Cab Driver (uncredited)) Roy Partee (Western Pitcher (uncredited)) Eugene Persson (Monty's Son, as a toddler...) Jack Powell (Umpire (uncredited)) Jerry Priddy (Yankee ball player (uncredited)) Al Rosen (Vendor (uncredited)) Michael Ross (Pitcher (uncredited)) Joe Rue (Umpire (uncredited)) Tim Ryan (Man Playing Slot Machine (uncredited)) Hank Sauer (Yankee ball player (uncredited)) Carl Saxe (Detroit ball player (uncredited)) Syd Saylor (Person in Theatre (uncredited)) Ziggy Sears (Umpire (uncredited)) Mabel Smaney (Person in Theatre (uncredited)) Charles Smith (Usher in movie theater (uncredited)) Cap Somers (Giants Manager (uncredited)) Bert Stevens (Movie House Patron (uncredited)) Cy Stevens (Person in Theatre (uncredited)) Lou Stringer (Chicago White Sox player (uncredited)) Charles Sullivan (Spectator (uncredited)) Clinton Sundberg (Voice of Man on Radio Baking Pie...) Kenneth Tobey (Detroit Player (uncredited)) Lana Turner (Herself, Clip from 'Honky...) George Vico (Detroit Ball Player (uncredited)) Barbara Woodell (Mrs. Shea (uncredited)) George Woods (Chicago White Sox player (uncredited)) Jack Worth (Detroit ball player (uncredited)) Al Zarilla (Yankee ball player (uncredited)) Gus Zernial (Chicago White Sox player (uncredited)) |
Storyline: The movie is about Chicago White Sox pitcher Monty Stratton (Jimmy Stewart), who in the 1930s, compiled a 37-19 won-loss record in three seasons. After he became the winningest right-hander in the American League, his major league career ended prematurely when a hunting accident in 1938 forced doctors to amputate his right leg. With a wooden leg and his wife Ethel's (June Allyson) help, Stratton made a successful minor league comeback in 1946, continuing to pitch in minor leagues throughout the rest of the 1940s and into the 1950s.
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