The Pride of St. Louis
The Pride of St. Louis is a 1952 American biographical film of the life of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Dizzy Dean. It starred Dan Dailey as Dean, Joanne Dru as his wife, and Richard Crenna as his brother Paul "Daffy" Dean, also a major league pitcher. It was directed by Harmon Jones.
Plot
A scout for the St. Louis Cardinals comes to a small town in the Ozarks to assess pitcher Jerome Herman Dean (Dailey). Dean, with an over-abundance of self-confidence, is certain that the club wants him to start immediately and is surprised that he is sent to the minor league Houston Buffaloes. Despite his obvious talents, Dean is teased about his rustic clothes and goes to a department store to buy new suits. He meets pretty credit officer Patricia Nash (Dru) and courts her with great vigor. At an exhibition between the Buffaloes and the Chicago White Sox, Dean is dismayed to see Pat with another man but pitches an almost perfect game. The White Sox players razz Dean, calling him "Dizzy," but he adopts the nickname, which is picked up by sports reporters. Dean asks Pat to elope, and although she is stunned by his proposal, agrees to marry him.
More details
author | Herman J. Mankiewicz |
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contentLocation | Houston |
director | Harmon Jones |
editor | Robert L. Simpson |
events | baseball |
genre | drama |
keywords | 1934 world series act bad influence baseball game broadcast chicago white sox department store drink frankie frisch gamble houston buffaloes learn marching band ozarks paul paul dean radio station scout small town spring spring training st. louis cardinals teach train twist wait world series |
musicBy | Arthur Lange |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Story |
producer | Jules Schermer |
theme | biographical biographical drama sports |