This acclaimed biopic traces the life of Lou Gehrig, the legendary baseball player who played in 2,130 consecutive games before succumbing at age 37 to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a deadly nerve disease that now bears his name. The film follows Gehrig from his childhood in New York to his historic 'Luckiest Man' speech at his farewell day in 1939. Cast: - Gary Cooper as Henry Louis (Lou) Gehrig - Teresa Wright as Eleanor Twitchell Gehrig - Walter Brennan as Sam Blake - Babe Ruth as Himself - Dan Duryea as Hank Henneman - Ludwig Stossel as Pop Gehrig - Elsa Janssen as Mom Gehrig - Harry Harvey as Joe McCarthy - Ernie Adams as Miller Huggins - Bill Dickey as Himself - Mark Koenig as Himself - Bob Meusel as Himself Runtime: 128 minutes