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Singing cowboy Smith Ballew is the nominal star of Rawhide, but the audience only had eyes for Ballew's co-star: baseball-great Lou Gehrig, in his one-and-only screen appearance. Gehrig plays "himself"-that is, he's a rancher named Lou Gehrig. Pressured by crooks to give up his spread, Gehrig, his sister (Evelyn Knapp) and cowboy-lawyer Ballew inspire the neighboring ranchers to form a united front. During a climactic fist-fight in a pool hall, Gehrig utilizes his pitching skills to subdue the villains. A fan of B westerns in real life, Gehrig does his best to fit into the proceedings of Rawhide; his acting is strictly from hunger, but he does possess an imposing physique and an eagerness to the please the filmgoers. Hal Erickson

Product Details

• UPC: 089218447395
• Source: ALPHA VIDEO
• Region Code: 0
• Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
• Presentation: B&W
• Language: English
• Time: 58:00
• Sales Rank: 44,959

This DVD is also available as part of a box set:

• Great American Westerns 27
• Great American Westerns 13
• Great American Western 13
• Great American Western 7
• Great Westerns
• Great American Western 7
• Cowboy Legends: 50 Movie Pack
• Cowboy Classics: 100 Movie Pack

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