The Stratton Story (1949)

THE STRATTON STORY  (1949)  ¢ ¢ ¢
    D: Sam Wood
    James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Morgan,
    Agnes Moorehead, Bill Williams, Jimmy Dykes
A movie based on the true story of Monty Stratton, a baseball player from rural Texas who became the best pitcher in the American League for a year or two, and then amazingly managed to pitch again after a hunting accident forced the amputation of his right leg. Predictable, inspirational Americana, sincerely intended and efficiently accomplished. The lanky (6'3") Stewart and the diminutive (5') Allyson have an easy, natural chemistry together, and Stewart does his own pitching in the baseball scenes.