Cine-Bible

Titre :

Vainqueur du destin

Sortie :

1942-07-14

Note / Votes :

7.4 / 134

Genre :

Drame - Familial

Titre original :

The Pride of the Yankees

Réalisateur :

Sam Wood

Chef-opérateur :

Rudolph Maté

Musique :

Leigh Harline

Histoire :

Ce film autobiographique retrace la carrière du joueur de baseball Lou Gehrig. Enfant, Lou Gehrig rêve de devenir champion de baseball ; ses parents, eux, rêvent de faire de leur fils un ingénieur. La grand-mère de Lou travaille comme cuisinière de l'université Columbia et le fait admettre à l'université. Lou travaille comme serveur au restaurant universitaire. Remarqué pour ses dons de sportif, Lou devient membre du club mais se heurte à l'hostilité de certains membres, des snobinards imbus d'eux-mêmes. Le journaliste sportif Sam Blake le recommande au Yankees de New York ; la santé de sa mère nécessitant une intervention chirurgicale coûteuse, Gehrig abandonne ses études et signe un contrat avec les Yankees afin de pouvoir disposer de la somme nécessaire. Sa mère croit de son côté qu'il étudie toujours à l'université mais finit bientôt par s'apercevoir que son fils joue au baseball professionnel...

Casting	Rôle
Gary Cooper	Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
Teresa Wright	Eleanor Twitchell
Babe Ruth	Babe Ruth
Walter Brennan	Sam Blake
Dan Duryea	Hank Hanneman
Elsa Janssen	Christina 'Mom' Gehrig
Ludwig Stössel	Henry 'Pop' Gehrig
Virginia Gilmore	Myra Tinsley
Bill Dickey	Bill Dickey
Ernie Adams	Miller Huggins
Pierre Watkin	Mr. Twitchell
Harry Harvey	Joe McCarthy
Bob Meusel	Robert W. Meusel (as Robert W. Meusel)
Mark Koenig	Mark Koenig
Bill Stern	Bill Stern
Addison Richards	Coach
Hardie Albright	Van Tuyl
Edward Fielding	Clinic Doctor
George Lessey	Mayor of New Rochelle
Edgar Barrier	Hospital Doctor
Douglas Croft	Lou Gehrig as a Boy
Gene Collins	Billy (Age 8)
David Holt	Billy (Age 17)
Veloz	Specialty Dancer (as Veloz and Yolanda)
Yolanda	Specialty Dancer (as Veloz and Yolanda)
Ed Agresti	Barber (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander	Bellhop with Flowers (uncredited)
Hooper Atchley	Lathered Man in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Edwin August	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Bettye Avery	Nightclub Singer (uncredited)
Becky Bohanon	Little Girl (uncredited)
Lynton Brent	Photographer in Hospital (uncredited)
Roy Brent	Yankee Ballplayer (uncredited)
Betty Brewer	Little Girl (uncredited)
Don Brodie	Girl Show Barker (uncredited)
Charles Cane	Plumber (uncredited)
Jack Carr	Plumber (uncredited)
Burr Caruth	Village Storekeeper (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler	Motorcycle Cop #2 (uncredited)
Lane Chandler	Mark - Player in Locker Room (uncredited)
Bill Chaney	Newsboy (uncredited)
Jack Chapin	Photographer (uncredited)
Janet Chapman	Tessie (uncredited)
Spencer Charters	Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
Porter Chase	Weight Guesser (uncredited)
Dane Clark	Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin	Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited)
Hal Cooke	Man in Cab (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper	Motorcycle Cop #1 (uncredited)
John Daheim	Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
Eva Dennison	Mrs. Worthington (uncredited)
Lester Dorr	Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)
Peter Du Rey	Photographer in Hospital (uncredited)
Lorna Dunn	Clinic Nurse (uncredited)
Jim Farley	Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Faylen	Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
Walter Fenner	Dentist (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty	Yankee Ballplayer (uncredited)
Rosina Galli	Mrs. Fabrini (uncredited)
Vaughan Glaser	Doctor in Gehrig Home (uncredited)
Mary Gordon	Maid (uncredited)
Herschel Graham	Spectator (uncredited)
George Guhl	Second Paper Hanger (uncredited)
Eddie Hall	Reporter in Hospital Room (uncredited)
Harry Hayden	Department Store Manager (uncredited)
Vinton Hayworth	Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian	Furniture Mover (uncredited)
John Hiestand	Announcer (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins	Bottle Game Operator (uncredited)
Fay Holderness	Spectator (uncredited)
John Ince	Man in Box Seat (uncredited)
Mitchell Ingraham	Barber (uncredited)
Charles Irwin	Carnival Batting Game Operator (uncredited)
Jack Irwin	Photographer in Hospital (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett	Sportsman at Ballgame (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson	Boy in Ball Park (uncredited)
John Kellogg	Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Colin Kenny	Yankee Player on Train (uncredited)
Donald Kerr	Photographer (uncredited)
Richard Kipling	Broker (uncredited)
Pat Lane	Wheel of Chance Barker (uncredited)
Larry Lawson	Barker (uncredited)
Rex Lease	Spectator (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch	Neighbor Leaning Through Window (uncredited)
Frank Lyman	Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack	Man Outside Yankee Stadium (uncredited)
Dave Manley	Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia (uncredited)
Maurice Marks	Player (uncredited)
Francisco Marán	Rathskeller Headwaiter (uncredited)
John C. McCallum	Minor Role (uncredited)
Ralph McCullough	Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
George McDonald	Wally Pipp (uncredited)
Matt McHugh	Strength Machine Operator (uncredited)
James McNamara	Rathskeller Manager (uncredited)
Wilmuth Merkyl	Spectator (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell	Sportsman at Ballgame (uncredited)
Irving Mitchell	Headwaiter (uncredited)
Pat Moriarity	Policeman in 1915 (uncredited)
Tom Neal	Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Ray Noble	Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Patsy O'Byrne	Scrubwoman (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.	Freshman (uncredited)
John B. Old	Reporter (uncredited)
Garry Owen	Scorecard Vendor (uncredited)
Sarah Padden	Mrs. Roberts (uncredited)
Emory Parnell	Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.	Policeman (uncredited)
Tom Quinn	Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
Cyril Ring	Photographer (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore	Disappointed Fan #2 (uncredited)
Art Rowlands	Telephone Man (uncredited)
William Roy	Joe Fabrini (uncredited)
Rip Russell	Laddie (uncredited)
Francis Sayles	Cab Driver (uncredited)
Anita Sharp-Bolster	Sasha's Mother (uncredited)
C. Montague Shaw	Mr. Worthington (uncredited)
Jack Shea	Hammond (uncredited)
John Sheehan	First Paper Hanger (uncredited)
Jack Stewart	Ed Barrow (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan	Policeman (uncredited)
Ben Taggart	Conductor (uncredited)
Walter Tetley	Cake Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Jimmy Valentine	Sasha - Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)
Gohr Van Vleck	Furniture Mover (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan	Eleanor's Landlady (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon	Family Friend (uncredited)
Malcolm Waite	Big Strength Machine Contestant (uncredited)
James Westerfield	Spectator (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson	Sportsman at Ballgame (uncredited)
Max Willenz	Mr. Colletti (uncredited)
Buddy Williams	Bootblack (uncredited)
Charles Williams	Little Strength Machine Contestant (uncredited)
Robert Winkler	Murphy (uncredited)
Allen Wood	Freshman (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
Dick Gordon	Radio Listener (uncredited)
Charles Flynn	Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Jack Gardner
Anthony Walters	Merril (uncredited)