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DramaRomance

The Stratton Story

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

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

Release Date : 1949-05-12

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

James Stewart

Character Name : Monty Stratton

Original Name : James Stewart

Gender : Male

June Allyson

Character Name : Ethel

Original Name : June Allyson

Gender : Female

Frank Morgan

Character Name : Barney Wile

Original Name : Frank Morgan

Gender : Male

Agnes Moorehead

Character Name : Ma Stratton

Original Name : Agnes Moorehead

Gender : Female

Bill Williams

Character Name : Eddie Dibson

Original Name : Bill Williams

Gender : Male

Bruce Cowling

Character Name : Ted Lyons

Original Name : Bruce Cowling

Gender : Male

Cliff Clark

Character Name : Josh Higgins

Original Name : Cliff Clark

Gender : Male

Mary Lawrence

Character Name : Dot

Original Name : Mary Lawrence

Gender : Female

Dean White

Character Name : Luke Appling

Original Name : Dean White

Gender : Male

Robert Gist

Character Name : Earnie

Original Name : Robert Gist

Gender : Male

Gene Bearden

Character Name : Gene Bearden

Original Name : Gene Bearden

Gender : Male

Bill Dickey

Character Name : Bill Dickey

Original Name : Bill Dickey

Gender : Male

Jimmy Dykes

Character Name : Jimmy Dykes

Original Name : Jimmy Dykes

Gender : Male

Mervyn Shea

Character Name : Mervyn Shea

Original Name : Mervyn Shea

Gender : Male

Gino Corrado

Character Name : Restaurant Chef

Original Name : Gino Corrado

Gender : Male

Pat Flaherty

Character Name : Western Manager

Original Name : Pat Flaherty

Gender : Male

Frank O'Connor

Character Name : Baseball Fan

Original Name : Frank O'Connor

Gender : Male

Bert Stevens

Character Name : Movie House Patron

Original Name : Bert Stevens

Gender : Male

Brick Sullivan

Character Name : Umpire

Original Name : Brick Sullivan

Gender : Male

Charles Sullivan

Character Name : Spectator

Original Name : Charles Sullivan

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

You can't keep a good man down. Monty Stratton (James Stewart) was a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox in the 1930s. From humble farm yard beginnings he became a top player, but tragedy struck and he lost a leg after a hunting accident. This is his inspirational story. It is what it is really, a film heavy on sentimentality that is virtually impossible not to warm to. Perfect casting pitches (ahem) Stewart as the homespun Stratton, an American hero who defied the odds to play again the game he loved so much. His wife is played by June Allyson, who at times is a bit too precious, but again it works out as astute casting as the love and support Ethel gives to Monty positively booms out of the screen. This is a couple who are very easy to root for under trying circumstances. It's not exactly kosher as per the facts, but the essence, the driving spirit rings true. Baseball sequences are well handled by director Sam Wood (see also The Pride of the Yankees 1942), while there's a distinct feeling of respect portrayed by all involved in baseball at the time which is ultimately nice. Agnes Moorehead and Frank Morgan add some solid weight to key characters, and it's nice to find that the writers (Douglas Morrow & Guy Trosper) don't write Stratton as some dumb farm boy in a big man's world. Easy to like entertainment. 7/10