Product Details

• Actors: James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Morgan, Agnes Moorehead, Bill Williams
• Directors: Sam Wood, Tex Avery
• Writers: Douglas Morrow, Guy Trosper
• Producers: Fred Quimby, Jack Cummings
• Format: Closed-captioned, Black & White, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0), French (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• DVD Release Date: August 15, 2006
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FTCLRG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,294 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Stratton Story" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

A BASEBALL PLAYER OVERCOMES HIS PHYSICAL HANDICAP & BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE HALL OF FAME.

Customer Reviews

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Stratton Story, July 9, 2001

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Ivan Narayan "DV" (Vancouver, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stratton Story [VHS] (VHS Tape)

For Baseball Lovers and/or for those whom just enjoy Jimmy Stewart movies, you will love this movie. Stewart plays Monty Stratton, an upcoming WhiteSox pitcher who gets into an hunting accident and loses his leg. Stewart brillianty portrays the one legged man, who musters the strength and courage to go beyond his handicap and triumph against amazing odds. June Allyson excellently portrays his loving, supportive wife. Many top baseball stars of the time also participate in the movie. One of the few baseball movies that races through the entire range of human emotions with tremendous success.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Grand Slam, February 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Stratton Story [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Here is a great movie both for those who love baseball and those who don't. The story of Monty Stratton who had just made his mark as a major league pitcher with the Chicago White Sox. He had just completed a fabulous year and was to be the Sox mainstay for years to come when an unfortuanate hunting accident resulted in the amputation of his right leg. His courage and discipline combined with the faith of his wife and family provide a marvelous and miraculous result. James Stewart is perfect for the title role. Combining a down home relaxed approach with determination he brings the portrayal alive. June Allyson (in her first of three pairings with Stewart) is excellent as the supportive wife and Agnes Moorehead plays Stratton's mother with a sense of pioneer honesty and compassion. The thing true baseball fans will appreciate most is the authenticity of both the uniforms and the ballparks. Since the movie was made in the forties the ball parks were still available as were the uniforms. Also in the movie were many big leaguers including Jimmy Dykes who managed Stratton for the Sox. All in all this movie was sensitive without being sappy and handled a tough story with genuineness and integrity.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real Movies, December 21, 2004

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Firewagon "Jim" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stratton Story [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Not your current fare of hyped up, computer generated, special effects gone wild type of film. This movie has screen legends of days gone by in a compelling true story.

I have seen most, if not all, of Jimmy Stewart's films and don't recall anything he had ever done that he wasn't believeable in. June Allyison, with that foggy voice, was only one of my boyhood sceen goddesses. What can you say about Agnes Moorehead - only one of the great character actresses of the "greatest generation!" And, you have four of 1949's professional baseball players apearing as themselves, including Bill Dickey.

A true love story that will lift all boats!