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The Stratton Story (1949) [N/A]

Featuring:
James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Morgan

Written by:
Douglas Morrow
Guy Trosper
George Wells

Directed by:
Sam Wood


Release Date:
May 12, 1949

Original Title:
The Stratton Story

Genres:
Drama | Romance

Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 106

James Stewart - June Allyson, In The True Romance of The Year

Overview from TheMovieDB

Star major league pitcher Monty Stratton loses a leg in a hunting accident, but becomes determined to leave the game on his own terms.

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Overview from Open Movies

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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Rankings and Honors

The Stratton Story (1949) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes 89%
Awards Won: Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins total

Performers

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Production

Art Direction:
Cedric Gibbons
Paul Groesse

Assistant Director:
Earl McEvoy
Sid Sidman

Assistant Set Decoration:
Ralph S. Hurst

Costume Designer:
Helen Rose

Director:
Sam Wood

Director of Photography:
Harold Rosson

Editor:
Ben Lewis

Hairstylist:
Sydney Guilaroff

Makeup Designer:
Jack Dawn

Music Director:
Adolph Deutsch

Original Music Composer:
Adolph Deutsch

Producer:
Jack Cummings

Recording Supervision:
Douglas Shearer

Screenplay:
Douglas Morrow
Guy Trosper

Set Decoration:
Edwin B. Willis

Sound:
Charles E. Wallace

Special Effects:
Warren Newcombe
A. Arnold Gillespie

Story:
Douglas Morrow

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