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De afgod van het volk (1942) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Sam Wood

Writing Credits  

Jo Swerling ... (screenplay) and
Herman J. Mankiewicz ... (screenplay)
 
Paul Gallico ... (original story)
 
Damon Runyon ... (prologue)
 
Paul Gallico ... (contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
Vincent Lawrence ... (contributor to dialogue) (uncredited)
Casey Robinson ... (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Gary Cooper ... Lou Gehrig
Teresa Wright ... Eleanor Gehrig
Babe Ruth ... Babe Ruth
Walter Brennan ... Sam Blake
Dan Duryea ... Hank Hanneman
Elsa Janssen ... Mom Gehrig
Ludwig Stössel ... Pop Gehrig (as Ludwig Stossel)
Virginia Gilmore ... Myra
Bill Dickey Bill Dickey ... Bill Dickey
Ernie Adams ... Miller Huggins
Pierre Watkin ... Mr. Twitchell
Harry Harvey ... Joe McCarthy
Bob Meusel Bob Meusel ... Robert W. Meusel (as Robert W. Meusel)
Mark Koenig Mark Koenig ... Mark Koenig
Bill Stern ... Bill Stern
Addison Richards ... Coach
Hardie Albright ... Van Tuyl
Edward Fielding ... Clinic Doctor
George Lessey ... Mayor of New Rochelle
Edgar Barrier ... Hospital Doctor
Douglas Croft ... Lou Gehrig as a Boy
Gene Collins Gene Collins ... Billy (Age 8)
David Holt ... Billy (Age 17)
Veloz ... Specialty Dancer (as Veloz and Yolanda)
Yolanda ... Specialty Dancer (as Veloz and Yolanda)
Ray Noble and His Orchestra Ray Noble and His Orchestra ... Orchestra (as Ray Noble and his Orchestra)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ed Agresti Ed Agresti ... Barber (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander Ernie Alexander ... Bellhop with Flowers (uncredited)
Walter Anthony Walter Anthony ... Merril (uncredited)
Larry Arnold Larry Arnold ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Hooper Atchley ... Lathered Man in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Edwin August ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Bettye Avery Bettye Avery ... Nightclub Singer (uncredited)
Becky Bohanon Becky Bohanon ... Little Girl (uncredited)
Lynton Brent ... Photographer in Hospital (uncredited)
Roy Brent Roy Brent ... Yankee Ballplayer (uncredited)
Betty Brewer ... Little Girl (uncredited)
Don Brodie ... Girl Show Barker (uncredited)
Charles Cane ... Plumber (uncredited)
Jack Carr Jack Carr ... Plumber (uncredited)
Burr Caruth Burr Caruth ... Village Storekeeper (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler ... Motorcycle Cop #2 (uncredited)
Lane Chandler ... Mark - Player in Locker Room (uncredited)
Bill Chaney Bill Chaney ... Newsboy (uncredited)
Jack Chapin Jack Chapin ... Photographer (uncredited)
Janet Chapman ... Tessie (uncredited)
Spencer Charters ... Mr. Larsen (uncredited)
Porter Chase Porter Chase ... Weight Guesser (uncredited)
Dane Clark ... Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin ... Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited)
Hal Cooke Hal Cooke ... Man in Cab (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper ... Motorcycle Cop #1 (uncredited)
John Daheim ... Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
Eva Dennison Eva Dennison ... Mrs. Worthington (uncredited)
Mike Donovan Mike Donovan ... Subway Guard (uncredited)
Lester Dorr ... Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)
Peter Du Rey Peter Du Rey ... Photographer in Hospital (uncredited)
Lorna Dunn Lorna Dunn ... Clinic Nurse (uncredited)
Jim Farley ... Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Faylen ... Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
Walter Fenner Walter Fenner ... Dentist (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty ... Yankee Ballplayer (uncredited)
Charles Flynn Charles Flynn ... Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Rosina Galli Rosina Galli ... Mrs. Fabrini (uncredited)
Jack Gardner Jack Gardner ... Tunnel of Love Barker (uncredited)
Vaughan Glaser ... Doctor in Gehrig Home (uncredited)
Dick Gordon ... Radio Listener (uncredited)
Mary Gordon ... Maid (uncredited)
Herschel Graham ... Spectator (uncredited)
George Guhl ... Second Paper Hanger (uncredited)
Eddie Hall ... Reporter in Hospital Room (uncredited)
Harry Hayden Harry Hayden ... Department Store Manager (uncredited)
Vinton Hayworth ... Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian ... Furniture Mover (uncredited)
John Hiestand ... Announcer (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins ... Bottle Game Operator (uncredited)
Fay Holderness Fay Holderness ... Spectator (uncredited)
John Ince ... Man in Box Seat (uncredited)
Mitchell Ingraham ... Barber (uncredited)
Charles Irwin ... Carnival Batting Game Operator (uncredited)
Jack Irwin Jack Irwin ... Photographer in Hospital (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett Sheldon Jett ... Sportsman at Ballgame (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson Payne B. Johnson ... Boy in Ball Park (uncredited)
John Kellogg ... Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Colin Kenny ... Yankee Player on Train (uncredited)
Donald Kerr Donald Kerr ... Photographer (uncredited)
Richard Kipling Richard Kipling ... Broker (uncredited)
Pat Lane Pat Lane ... Wheel of Chance Barker (uncredited)
Larry Lawson Larry Lawson ... Barker (uncredited)
Rex Lease ... Spectator (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch ... Neighbor Leaning Through Window (uncredited)
Frank Lyman Frank Lyman ... Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack ... Man Outside Yankee Stadium (uncredited)
Dave Manley Dave Manley ... Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia (uncredited)
Maurice Marks Maurice Marks ... Player (uncredited)
Francisco Marán Francisco Marán ... Rathskeller Headwaiter (uncredited)
John C. McCallum ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Ralph McCullough Ralph McCullough ... Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
George McDonald George McDonald ... Wally Pipp (uncredited)
Matt McHugh ... Strength Machine Operator (uncredited)
James McNamara James McNamara ... Rathskeller Manager (uncredited)
John Merkyl ... Spectator (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell ... Sportsman at Ballgame (uncredited)
Irving Mitchell Irving Mitchell ... Headwaiter (uncredited)
Pat Moriarity ... Policeman in 1915 (uncredited)
Tom Neal ... Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
Ray Noble ... Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Patsy O'Byrne ... Scrubwoman (uncredited)
George Offerman Jr. ... Freshman (uncredited)
John B. Old John B. Old ... Reporter (uncredited)
Garry Owen ... Scorecard Vendor (uncredited)
Sarah Padden ... Mrs. Roberts (uncredited)
Emory Parnell ... Chicago Policeman O'Doul (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr. ... Policeman (uncredited)
Tom Quinn Tom Quinn ... Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
Cyril Ring ... Photographer (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore ... Disappointed Fan #2 (uncredited)
Art Rowlands ... Telephone Man (uncredited)
William Roy William Roy ... Joe Fabrini (uncredited)
Rip Russell Rip Russell ... Laddie (uncredited)
Francis Sayles Francis Sayles ... Cab Driver (uncredited)
Anita Sharp-Bolster ... Sasha's Mother (uncredited)
C. Montague Shaw ... Mr. Worthington (uncredited)
Jack Shea Jack Shea ... Hammond (uncredited)
John Sheehan ... First Paper Hanger (uncredited)
Jack Stewart Jack Stewart ... Ed Barrow (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan ... Policeman (uncredited)
Ben Taggart ... Conductor (uncredited)
Walter Tetley Walter Tetley ... Cake Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Jimmy Valentine Jimmy Valentine ... Sasha - Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)
Gohr Van Vleck Gohr Van Vleck ... Furniture Mover (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan ... Eleanor's Landlady (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon ... Family Friend (uncredited)
Malcolm Waite ... Big Strength Machine Contestant (uncredited)
James Westerfield ... Spectator (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson ... Sportsman at Ballgame (uncredited)
Max Willenz Max Willenz ... Mr. Colletti (uncredited)
Buddy Williams Buddy Williams ... Bootblack (uncredited)
Charles Williams Charles Williams ... Little Strength Machine Contestant (uncredited)
Robert Winkler Robert Winkler ... Murphy (uncredited)
Allen Wood Allen Wood ... Freshman (uncredited)

Produced by 

Samuel Goldwyn ... producer

Music by 

Leigh Harline

Cinematography by 

Rudolph Maté ... (photography)

Editing by 

Daniel Mandell

Production Design by 

William Cameron Menzies

Art Direction by 

Perry Ferguson

Set Decoration by 

Howard Bristol ... (set decorations)

Costume Design by 

René Hubert ... (as Rene Hubert) (costumes)

Makeup Department 

Mel Berns ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Norbert A. Myles ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Lonnie D'Orsa ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

John Sherwood ... assistant director

Art Department 

McClure Capps ... associate art director
Will Williams ... movie poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Frank Maher ... sound recorder

Visual Effects by 

Ray Binger ... special photographic effects (as R.O. Binger)
Jack Cosgrove ... special photographic effects
Albert Simpson ... matte artist (uncredited)

Stunts 

John Daheim ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Hal McAlpin ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department 

Irving Berlin ... the song "Always" by
Fletcher Henderson ... music arranger (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Ed Barrow ... advice and cooperation: New York Yankees (as Mr. Ed Barrow)
Samuel Goldwyn ... presenter
Christy Walsh ... liaison: New York Yankees cooperation
Pat Flaherty ... technical advisor: baseball (uncredited)
William Hebert ... general press representative (uncredited)
Babe Herman ... double: Gary Cooper in longshot (uncredited) / technical advisor (uncredited)
Lefty O'Doul ... technical advisor (uncredited)

Thanks 

Ed Barrow ... appreciation is expressed for the cooperation of (as Mr. Ed Barrow)
Eleanor Gehrig ... appreciation to (as Mrs. Lou Gehrig)
Christy Walsh ... appreciation is expressed for the cooperation of the New York Yankees arranged by
Crew verified as complete

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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