The Stratton Story
by Sam Wood, Tex Avery
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Actor: Agnes Moorehead, Bill Williams, Frank Morgan, James Stewart, June AllysonDirector: Sam Wood, Tex Avery
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Harold Rosson
Editor: Ben Lewis
Producer: Fred Quimby
Producer: Jack Cummings
Writer: Douglas Morrow
Writer: Guy Trosper
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-08-15
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
DVD Reviews of The Stratton Story
DVD Review: Stewart Elevates This Baseball Story
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a nice baseball story, nothing exceptional, but one in which Jimmy Stewart's presence in the title roll elevates it.
Jimmy looks a bit old to be playing a rookie pitcher, and he doesn't throw like a professional, but at least he isn't pathetic in that regard like some of the other classic-era actors who attempted to do so (you know who they are). Anyway, they faked enough of the pitching scenes here to get away with Stewart's baseball shortcomings.
It's just as much a human-interest story as it is a baseball movie, the story of "Monty Stratton" (Stewart) and his girlfriend-then-bride "Ethel," played warmly by June Allyson. She and Frank Morgan, who plays the scout who discovers Monty, are excellent as the two other main actors of the film.
On my second viewing I was surprised to discover that the key part of the film - the part which identifies this story as different from others - doesn't occur until the last third of the film. Then, after that, we see how a difficult and traumatic physical loss affects everyone and whether Monty can return to baseball.
Overall, it's an entertaining film if you are a fan of Stewart's work, or a big baseball fan. Most people fall into at least one of those categories. If remade today, I would suspect the script would be a little tighter, but stories were told slower 50 years ago and one has to expect that. I'm not complaining. I've enjoyed the movie both times I've watched it, and the DVD transfer is very good. I'll gladly watch it again, which tells you how good it is.
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