This movie hasn't aged as well as a lot of other classics. The final scene is fantastic, and there are some other nice bits throughout, but it drags and there's a lot in it that comes off more hokey than nostalgic today.

A love story / classic tragedy that happens to involve baseball and one of its most esteemed legends.

For years I had this ranked pretty high, just based on memory. I saw it again recently and it took a major hit in my book. I hate to say it, but this is a one scene movie if there ever was one. Cooper is very good, yes. But there is ALOT of filler here, and not much of it is very interesting. "The Speech" is outstanding, and I love still love it, but you'll have to wade through quite a bit of FF-worthy material to get there.

Superb biography. Truly memorable final sequence.

A cliched "greatest hits" biopic typical of its time that is impossible not to like because it is so impeccably directed and has such lovable performances from Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright.

I'm sure Gehrig was a nice guy in general, but this movie makes him seem almost Christ-like in the way he lived his life and behaved. Besides that, the movie did drag in the middle. There is, however, a great performance by Cooper and he captures the emotion of Gehrig's downfall very well. I don't think the movie is great, but it was good.

Good film, classic. A bit aged now, but still pretty touching.

You wait around for half the movie waiting for him to get sick. Just not that good, considering

The role of the courtly baseball hero fit Cooper like a baseball glove; his rendition of Gehrig's farewell speech at Yankee Stadium is a classic movie scene.

In need of a trim and the real life baseball figures are not integrated that well into the story (plus, what IS with that Velez and Yolanda dance number?), the film is regardless a sublime example of classic Hollywood mythmaking. At its core, this is a tragic romance that balances melodrama with surprising humor. There are no messy fights or gimmicks here, really. Just a story of uprightness and devotion. Cooper is at his hesitant best and Wright also excels. The tears are definitely earned.