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The Stratton Story is a 1949 American biographical film directed by Sam Wood that tells the true story of Monty Stratton, a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1934 to 1938. [2] The film is the first of three to pair stars Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson, followed by The Glenn Miller Story and Strategic Air ...
Monty Franklin Pierce Stratton (May 21, 1912 – September 29, 1982) was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). [1] He was born in Palacios, Texas (some sources state Wagner, Texas) and lived in Greenville, Texas , for part of his life.
Douglas Morrow (September 13, 1913 – September 9, 1994) was a Hollywood screenwriter and film producer. He earned an Academy Award for his script for 1949's The Stratton Story, a biography of baseball player Monty Stratton, who was disabled in a hunting accident.
‘The Stratton Story’ (1949) ... Based on Chicago White Sox pitching legend Monty Stratton who loses his leg in a hunting accident, the black-and-white movie is a pleasant drama starring Jimmy ...
The Babe Ruth Story: 1948 Biographical The life and career of Babe Ruth, starring William Bendix. It Happens Every Spring: 1949 Comedy Ray Milland as a scientist whose secret formula turns him into a great pitcher. The Stratton Story: 1949 Biographical The career and fateful accident of pitcher Monty Stratton, starring James Stewart.
An inherently "maudlin" tale, Wood presented the events without succumbing to sentimentality: "it told a true story, and kept to the facts…" [119] [120] Actors Van Johnson and Gregory Peck were considered for the role of Monty Stratton, but M-G-M settled on James Stewart, the actor Stratton himself felt would portray his life most effectively ...
Another time, Schneider allegedly asked Stratton to act out being sodomized while telling a story about high school. Kilgen says Stratton declined but was pressured and eventually complied.
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