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The Stratton Story Overview:

The Stratton Story (1949) was a Biographical - Drama Film directed by Sam Wood and produced by Jack Cummings.

Academy Awards 1949 --- Ceremony Number 22 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best WritingDouglas MorrowWon
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The Stratton Story (1949)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 31, 2018 From 4 Star Films

If you’ve never heard of the baseball player Monty Stratton, you’re not alone. In my days of wanting to be a ballplayer myself, I knew quite a bit about baseball Hall of Famers going back to the genesis of the game. But Stratton was not a Hall of Famer like Honus Wagner or Ty Cobb, Georg... Read full article

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The Stratton Story Quotes:

Monty Stratton: Look at that road! I used to do ten miles on that road like it was nothin' - just to pitch a game! Now I can hardly reach it, let alone walk on it!
Ethel Stratton: You told me once, "A man has to know where he's goin'!" Where are you goin', Monte?
Monty Stratton: Honey, do you know there's a tailor in Chicago that gives a suit of clothes away to any ballplayer that hits the scoreboard in center field? As of yesterday the New York Yankees are the best dressed team in baseball.
Monty Stratton: [after accidentally shooting himself in the leg] I shot the wrong rabbit!
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The Stratton Story Facts
Producers first considered Van Johnson and Gregory Peck for the role of Monty Stratton before finally settling on James Stewart, who was the first choice of the real Monty Stratton.
Producers originally considered Donna Reed for the role of Ethel Stratton but replaced her with June Allyson after signing James Stewart, since the previous film they had both appeared in, It's a Wonderful Life, had been a disappointment at the box office.
In August 1947, Van Johnson and Janet Leigh were set to star.
After the events of the movie, the real Monty Stratton went on to be a coach for the Chicago White Sox for a couple of years before going back to his home town of Greenville, TX to start his own farm team. In 1946 he shocked the world when he took the mound once again, this time in the minor leagues, and he posted an 18-8 record for that season.
James Stewart and June Allyson recreated their roles for a one-hour radio version of this film on the Lux Radio Theatre, first broadcast on February 13, 1950.
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