

The Stratton Story
James Stewart - June Allyson, In The True Romance of The Year
Star major league pitcher Monty Stratton loses a leg in a hunting accident, but becomes determined to leave the game on his own terms.
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- Language
- EN
- sports
- baseball
- chicago white sox
- amputate
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- PremiereCleveland, Ohio21 Apr 1949
- Theatrical (limited)New York City, New York12 May 1949
- Theatrical1 Jun 1949
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The Stratton Story was released on 12 May 1949.
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1- J7/10
John Chard
5/15/2015
You can't keep a good man down. Monty Stratton (James Stewart) was a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox in the 1930s. From humble farm yard beginnings he became a top player, but tragedy struck and he lost a leg after a hunting accident. This is his inspirational story. It is what it is really, a film heavy on sentimentality that is virtually impossible not to warm to. Perfect casting pitches (ahem) Stewart as t…
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