The Pride of St. Louis

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The Pride of St. Louis

Released May 2, 1952

1h 33m

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After wowing scouts at a tryout in Arkansas, prospect Jerome Dean (Dan Dailey) signs a contract to play pro baseball. Like his brother Paul (Richard Crenna), Jerome is a pitcher, and they help the St. Louis Cardinals win the 1934 World Series. Both eventually suffer serious injuries, and Jerome, dubbed "Dizzy" for his eccentric ways, copes with serious marital troubles. After he's hired as a broadcaster, Jerome faces a new challenge from teachers who object to his informal speaking style.

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Manny Farber

The Nation

[An] ultra-civic-minded work manages to kill the idea of baseball as the national pastime.

Sep 15, 2021

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Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

The wacky career of baseball's Dizzy Dean - as pitcher, radio commentator, private citizen, and screwball - is engagingly corned up in this lively diamond comedy.

Oct 28, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

If you don't like baseball, you probably won't like this pic.

Rated: C+

Apr 5, 2006

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John A. Nesbit

Old School Reviews

A potentially good film is trimmed down to a tolerable mediocre one, and Diz and the Cardinals deserve better.

Rated: C-

Sep 1, 2002

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steve d

There wasn't a lot there.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Dizzy Dean is a true character and baseball legend!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

A great baseball story, about Cardinal great Dizzy Dean.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

A potentially good film is trimmed down to a tolerable mediocre one, and Diz and the Cardinals deserve better.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Better than average baseball film, with Dan Daily doing a surprisingly excellent job in his portrayal of baseball great Dizzy Dean. Entertaining and moving. It's a very Hollywoodized biography, but that is part of it's charm.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Harmon Jones

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Dan Dailey

Jerome Hanna "Dizzy" Dean

Joanne Dru

Patricia Nash Dean

Richard Crenna

Paul Dean

Richard Hylton

Johnny Kendall

Hugh Sanders

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Synopsis

After wowing scouts at a tryout in Arkansas, prospect Jerome Dean (Dan Dailey) signs a contract to play pro baseball. Like his brother Paul (Richard Crenna), Jerome is a pitcher, and they help the St. Louis Cardinals win the 1934 World Series. Both eventually suffer serious injuries, and Jerome, dubbed "Dizzy" for his eccentric ways, copes with serious marital troubles. After he's hired as a broadcaster, Jerome faces a new challenge from teachers who object to his informal speaking style.

Director: Harmon Jones
Genre: Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 2, 1952, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2010
Runtime: 1h 33m

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