Pride of the Yankees

Which popular Hollywood leading man portrayed Lou Gehrig in this inspirational film?

• Montgomery Clift

• Gary Cooper

• Burt Lancaster

• Gregory Peck

While growing up, and indeed even during college, Lou Gehrig had plans to enter which type of occupation? (Like his Uncle Otto)

• Law

• Medicine

• Architecture

• Engineering

Which American university did Lou Gehrig attend?

• Columbia

• Duke

• Harvard

• Yale

For a number of games, Lou Gehrig did not play much, as the Yankees already had a capable first baseman. What was his name?

• Joe Kline

• Wally Pipp

• Ducky Medwick

• Sparky Jones

Lou Gehrig batted left and played which fielding position in the film and in real life?

• Catcher

• Shortstop

• First baseman

• Right field

Lou Gehrig met and fell in love with a beautiful young woman named Eleanor Twitchell. Which lovely actress portrayed Twitchell in this film?

• Teresa Wright

• Vera Miles

• Angie Dickinson

• Barbara Stanwick

Babe Ruth portrayed himself in the film 'The Pride of the Yankees'.

• True

• False

Sam Blake was a newspaper man who was Lou Gehrig's greatest advocate in the film. Which popular character actor portrayed Blake in 'The Pride of the Yankees'?

• Dan Duryea

• Walter Brennan

• Ward Bond

• Edmund O'Brien

What nickname did they use to refer to Lou Gehrig in the film?

• Sultan of Swat

• Mr. October

• The Yankee Clipper

• The Iron Horse

Who directed the movie The Pride of the Yankees?

• William Wyler

• Sam Wood

• Chuck Workman

• Eduard Nazarov