The Joe Louis story : The Lou Gehrig story.
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Baseball -- Drama.
Biographical films.
Boxing -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Gehrig, Lou, -- 1903-1941 -- Drama.
Louis, Joe, -- 1914-1981 -- Drama.
Sports films.
Video recordings.

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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by Digiview Entertainment, [©2006].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 82, 53 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
842718006802

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
"2 movies on 1 DVD"--Container.
General Note
Standard full frame presentation.
General Note
Originally produced as motion pictures in 1953 (The Joe Louis story) and 1956 (The Lou Gehrig story).
General Note
The Lou Gehrig story was originally titled: Climax! : the Lou Gehrig story.
General Note
Container erroneously displays images and commentary from the 1985 motion picture A Love affair : the Eleanor and Lou Gehrig story starring Edward Herrmann.
Creation/Production Credits
The Joe Louis story / director, Robert Gordon ; producer, Stirling Silliphant ; screenplay, Robert Sylvester; director of photography, Joseph Brun ; music composer and conductor George Bassman.
Creation/Production Credits
The Lou Gehrig story / director, Allen Reisner, producer, Edgar Peterson.
Participants/Performers
The Joe Louis Story stars Coley Wallace, Hilda Simms, Paul Stewart, James Edwards, John Marley.
Participants/Performers
The Lou Gehrig Story stars Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Harry Carey, Jr., James Gregory.
Description
Two biographical sports films. The Joe Louis story is the story of a boy who traded his violin for a pair of boxing gloves and went on to become the world's heavyweight champion. Includes original fight footage. The Lou Gehrig story is the story of the great baseball player chiefly remembered for his prowess as a hitter, his consecutive games-played record and its subsequent longevity, and the pathos of his farewell from baseball at age 36, when he was stricken with a fatal neurological disease.
Target Audience
Rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, compatible with all DVD players, stereo sound.
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DVD

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gordon, R. H. (., Wallace, C., Reisner, A., Corey, W., Hagen, J., Carey, H., Jr., & Gregory, J. (2006). The Joe Louis story: The Lou Gehrig story . Distributed by Digiview Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Robert H. (Director) Gordon et al.. 2006. The Joe Louis Story: The Lou Gehrig Story. [Place of publication not identified]: Distributed by Digiview Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Robert H. (Director) Gordon et al.. The Joe Louis Story: The Lou Gehrig Story [Place of publication not identified]: Distributed by Digiview Entertainment, 2006.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Gordon, R. H. (., Wallace, C., Reisner, A., Corey, W., Hagen, J., Carey, H., Jr. and Gregory, J. (2006). The joe louis story: the lou gehrig story. [Place of publication not identified]: Distributed by Digiview Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gordon, Robert H. (Director), et al. The Joe Louis Story: The Lou Gehrig Story Distributed by Digiview Entertainment, 2006.

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