Well, continuing w/ old Gary Cooper bio films:
Sergeant York (1941) - story of Alvin York, a Tennessee farmer and winner of many medals in WW I, including the Congressional Medal of Honor - short summary below - made in '41 so suspect some sentimental patriotism - nominated for 11 Oscars, winner of only two which included Best Actor for Cooper. The 'love interest' in the film was played by Joan Leslie, only 16 y/o at the time!
Sergeant York is a 1941 American biographical film about the life of Alvin C. York, one of the most decorated American soldiers of World War I. Directed by Howard Hawks and starring Gary Cooper in the title role, the film was a critical and commercial success, and became the highest-grossing film of 1941. (Source)
The Pride of the Yankees (1942) - most anyone who has followed American baseball knows the story, if not, short summary below and much more at the link. Babe Ruth (and several other Yankee team mates) appear as themselves in the film; also nominated for 11 Oscars but winner of only one for 'film editing'.
The Pride of the Yankees is a 1942 American film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, who died only one year before its release, at age 37, from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which later became known to the lay public as "Lou Gehrig's disease". (Source)
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