Lou Gehrig - Rawhide

[BradOlson]

You really haven't experienced film history unless you watch Lou Gehrig, the Iron Horse, act in a western. The only film role he starred in is the 1938 B-western from 1938 called "Rawhide" as Lou Gehrig, but not playing baseball, but as a rancher. The picture on the Alpha DVD (one of only 2 DVDs I know of the movie being available. The other being part of Echo Bridge/Platinum Disc Corporation's "Great American Western" series, the volume being 27) is OK but not great, but as a piece of history, it is worth buying as Lou did a very credible job acting although he wasn't a great actor, but for a B-western, he did a decent job.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CD73HYBYL._SS500_.jpg is the cover of the standalone DVD, and http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/ba/3c/1c94eb6709a0943bfd1c1110.L.jpg is the cover of the Great American Western DVD.

[Steve-oh]

Wow, I had no idea he was ever in a movie. I've got a biography that came out a couple years about Gehrig, but I haven't gotten around to reading it yet.

[The Panda]

I met a man years ago whose father was a DC bigshot in the 20's and 30's. He sat right by first base for a Senators game and got Ruth and Gehrig to come say hello and sign a ball for him. He didn't remember much about Ruth, only that Gehrig was the biggest most remarkable man (physically) he had ever seen. He described him as literally huge; his muscles were toned and his arms were like most men's thighs. And yet he projected such incredible gentleness............he was totally unpretentious and put you at ease so quickly. Needless to say, Lou's death really really upset his young life.

[BradOlson]

I met a man years ago whose father was a DC bigshot in the 20's and 30's. He sat right by first base for a Senators game and got Ruth and Gehrig to come say hello and sign a ball for him. He didn't remember much about Ruth, only that Gehrig was the biggest most remarkable man (physically) he had ever seen. He described him as literally huge; his muscles were toned and his arms were like most men's thighs. And yet he projected such incredible gentleness............he was totally unpretentious and put you at ease so quickly. Needless to say, Lou's death really really upset his young life.

I do recommend you to buy the DVD of "Rawhide" (the movie being spotlighted) to see Lou act.

[BradOlson]

BTW, that is quite a story on Lou, Panda

[davenav]

As a big B-Western fan, I've known about this one for years. As B-Westerns go, it's pretty mediocre. But Lou is fine in his role, and I liked how they worked in little bits where he would throw a baseball to solve a plot point.

[RetroSmith]

What studio put out that Western? Was it Republic or Monogram?

[BradOlson]

Sol Lesser Productions as Principal Productions, distributed by 20th Century Fox.

[DjBryan]

Wasnt Wally Pipp the first choice?

[davenav]

If only Republic had made a Lou Gehrig picture!

If King Of The Texas Rangers with Slingin' Sammy Baugh is any indicator, it would have really been something!