{"id":81691,"date":"2022-02-25T10:17:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T17:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81691"},"modified":"2022-02-25T16:14:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T23:14:53","slug":"pride-of-st-louis-the-1952","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81691","title":{"rendered":"Pride of St. Louis, The (1952)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Don&#8217;t ever forget &#8212; I&#8217;m still Dizzy Dean!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Poster-194x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-81692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Poster-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Poster-175x270.png 175w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Poster.png 505w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nMajor league baseball pitcher Jerome &#8220;Dizzy&#8221; Dean (Dan Dailey) marries his sweetheart (Joanne Dru) and has a legendary run of success until injury forces him off the field &#8212; but a future in broadcasting beckons&#8230;\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Baseball<\/li>\n<li>Biopics<\/li>\n<li>Dan Dailey Films<\/li>\n<li>Has-Beens<\/li>\n<li>Joanne Dru Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary&#8217;s enduring love of baseball is surely what led to the inclusion of this light-hearted biopic about pitcher-turned-broadcaster &#8220;Dizzy&#8221; Dean in <em>GFTFF<\/em> &#8212; along with the fact that Herman J. Mankiewicz wrote the script. A good portion of the early storyline focuses on Dean&#8217;s obnoxious wooing of Dru: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Dru.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Dru.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Dru.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Dru-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Dru-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Dru-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; most likely to show us Dean&#8217;s unique &#8220;way with words&#8221;, and how he simply won&#8217;t take no for an answer. This comes back to bite him later in his career, when a random injury escalates his arm beyond repair and he&#8217;s finally forced to acknowledge that he can&#8217;t pitch in the big leagues anymore. This leads to mild marital challenges&#8230; <\/p>\n<p>SPOILER ALERT <\/p>\n<p>&#8230; though the remaining narrative tension comes &#8212; believe it or not &#8212; from school marms upset that Dean&#8217;s colloquial English on radio broadcasts is corrupting America&#8217;s youth! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Dailey-Broadcasting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Dailey-Broadcasting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Dailey-Broadcasting.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Dailey-Broadcasting-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Dailey-Broadcasting-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Dailey-Broadcasting-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Marms.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Marms.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Marms.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Marms-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Marms-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Marms-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dean appears to have been a beloved figure, and baseball lovers (and\/or Dan Dailey fans) may be curious to check this one out &#8212; but all-purpose film fanatics shouldn&#8217;t consider it must-see.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dan Dailey as Dizzy Dean<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Dailey.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Dailey.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Dailey.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Dailey-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Dailey-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pride-of-St-Louis-Dailey-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one unless you&#8217;re a baseball nut or curious to see Dailey in a non-musical role. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0045049\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1952\/05\/03\/archives\/pride-of-st-louis-starring-dan-dailey-as-dizzy-dean-opens-at-rivoli.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/the-pride-of-st-louis\/review\/2030039780\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-pride-of-st-louis\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t ever forget &#8212; I&#8217;m still Dizzy Dean!&#8221; Synopsis: Major league baseball pitcher Jerome &#8220;Dizzy&#8221; Dean (Dan Dailey) marries his sweetheart (Joanne Dru) and has a legendary run of success until injury forces him off the field &#8212; but a future in broadcasting beckons&#8230; Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Baseball Biopics Dan Dailey Films Has-Beens Joanne Dru Films Review: Peary&#8217;s enduring love of baseball is surely what led to the inclusion of this light-hearted biopic about pitcher-turned-broadcaster &#8220;Dizzy&#8221; Dean in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81691\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;Don&#039;t ever forget -- I&#039;m still Dizzy Dean!&quot; Synopsis: Major league baseball pitcher Jerome &quot;Dizzy&quot; Dean (Dan Dailey) marries his sweetheart (Joanne Dru) and has a legendary run of success until injury forces him off the field -- but a future in broadcasting beckons... 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