dan dailey give a sincere and colorful performance a the great dizzy dean . his handling of the character be very true to life and capture the flavor of dean background and limited education . the film of course center around dizzy dean rise to fame and his sudden trip to the sideline with an injury he choose to ignore and much to his regret . his wife be splendidly portray by joanna dru who give a very down to earth quality to the woman who love and support the ballplayer who rise to a dizzying height so quickly . the portrayal of dizzy later career a a sportscaster be honest and unflinching and reflect his trouble which stem from his poor education and his colorful language both on and off the air . dizzy be quite a character and daily have breathe life into his story with admirable skill . if you enjoy this film and i recommend the comedy kid from left field ( 1953 ) wherein daily play a down and out have be ballplayer idolize by his young son ( billy chapin ) . daily again flesh out a ballplayer in a completely satisfying manner . i heartily recommend pride of st. louis to baseball fan everywhere .