The Stratton Story with James Stewart: DVD Cover
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The Stratton Story Director: Sam Wood Cast: James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Morgan, Agnes Moorehead

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  • DVD Release Date: 08/15/2006
  • Original Release: 1949
  • Rating: Not Rated

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Closed Caption; Vintage featurette Pest Control; Classic cartoon Batty Baseball; Audio-only bonus: radio show with Stewart and Allyson; Theatrical trailer; Languages: English & Français; Subtitles: English, Français & Español (feature film only)

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Disc #1 -- The Stratton Story
1. Credits [1:21]
2. A Future in Baseball [3:47]
3. Squeeze Play [4:32]
4. California-Bound [4:52]
5. Pitching to Jimmy Dykes [3:15]
6. Hitting the Jackpot [6:09]
7. Not Much Experience [3:17]
8. Goodbye Kiss [3:35]
9. They've Got Love [5:58]
10. Romantic Recall [2:53]
11. Beating Back the Bombers [7:17]
12. It's a Boy [4:06]
13. All to Ourselves [4:37]
14. Night of Dancing [3:57]
15. His Leg or His Life [4:48]
16. Homecoming [3:51]
17. Can't Amputate It [2:55]
18. What Do You Want? [5:34]
19. Like Son, Like Father [3:20]
20. Hardball With Ethel [3:18]
21. All-Star Game [3:33]
22. No Turning Back [3:59]
23. Playing It His Way [5:15]
24. Clutch Batter [5:24]
25. Living Proof [3:51]
26. Cast List [:48]

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Editorial Reviews

Both Van Johnson and Gregory Peck were considered for the role of baseball star Monty Stratton in the 1949 biopic The Stratton Story before settling upon the real Stratton's own first choice, James Stewart. The film covers several years in the 1930s, as Texas farm boy Stratton rises from the minors to the Chicago White Sox. Along the way, Monty marries an Omaha gal named Ethel (June Allyson), who gives him a son. In November 1938, Monty accidentally shoots himself in the leg while on a hunting excursion. When the leg has to be amputated, it looks as though Stratton's pitching career is over. He broods over his bad luck for months before snapping out of his self-pity and learning to walk with his new prosthesis. To prove to himself that he's overcome his handicap, Monty takes a job pitching with the Southern All-Stars. His return to baseball is rough sledding (the other team persistently bunts balls out of his reach), but Monty Stratton is finally able to make a successful comeback. Only occasionally playing fast and loose with the facts (the time-frame of Stratton's real-life return to baseball is telescoped by several years), The Stratton Story was one of the best and most profitable baseball pictures ever turned out by Hollywood. Fans of the game will get an extra kick from the presence in the cast of big-leaguers Bill Dickey and Jimmy Dykes. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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June 11, 2003: This film has a wonderfully, endearing, and sad story about Monty Stratton. Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson were a perfect couple in this film which led to two more collaborations between the legends. One of the more challenging roles for Stewart as he had to learn the Monty Stratton delivery and pitches as well as learning to walk with no knee. Great film!

This review was written about the VHS edition.