Un homme change son destin (1949)
Monty Stratton est un jeune fermier partageant son temps entre une exploitation agricole qu’il gère avec sa mère et sa passion pour le base-ball. Sa vie s’écoule tranquillement jusqu’au jour où un ancien joueur professionnel, Barney Wile, remarque ses qualités de lanceur. Persuadé d’avoir déniché un futur champion, Wile prend Stratton sous son aile et l’entraîne afin qu’il intègre l’équipe des White Sox de Chicago. Malgré les réticences de sa mère, Monty améliore son jeu et convainc l’entraîneur des Sox. Petit à petit, Stratton remporte ses galons de titulaire puis devient un élément clé de l’équipe. Parallèlement, il rencontre la belle Ethel dont il conquiert le cœur. Après son mariage et alors que sa carrière atteint son apogée, le champion est victime d’un accident de chasse et perd une jambe...
Directeur:
Sam Wood
écrivains:
Douglas Morrow, Guy Trosper.
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James Stewart as Monty Stratton |
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June Allyson as Ethel |
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Frank Morgan as Barney Wile |
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Agnes Moorehead as Ma Stratton |
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Bill Williams as Eddie Dibson |
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Bruce Cowling as Ted Lyons |
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Cliff Clark as Josh Higgins |
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Mary Lawrence as Dot |
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Dean White as Luke Appling |
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Robert Gist as Earnie |
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Gene Bearden as Gene Bearden |
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Bill Dickey as Bill Dickey |
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Jimmy Dykes as Jimmy Dykes |
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Mervyn Shea as Mervyn Shea |
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Gino Corrado as Restaurant Chef |
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Pat Flaherty as Western Manager |
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Frank O'Connor as Baseball Fan |
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Bert Stevens as Movie House Patron |
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Brick Sullivan as Umpire |
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Charles Sullivan as Spectator |
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Dwight Adams as Detroit Ball Player (uncredited) |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Dawn | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| Art | Ralph S. Hurst | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Crew | A. Arnold Gillespie | Special Effects |
| Crew | Warren Newcombe | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Rose | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Adolph Deutsch | Music Director |
| Directing | Sam Wood | Director |
| Writing | Douglas Morrow | Screenplay |
| Writing | Guy Trosper | Screenplay |
| Production | Jack Cummings | Producer |
| Sound | Adolph Deutsch | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Harold Rosson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ben Lewis | Editor |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Art | Paul Groesse | Art Direction |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Earl McEvoy | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sid Sidman | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Douglas Morrow | Story |
| Sound | Charles E. Wallace | Sound |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
