The Pride of St. Louis is a 1952 American biographical film of the life of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Dizzy Dean. It starred Dan Dailey as Dean, Joanne Dru as his wife, and Richard Crenna as his brother Paul "Daffy" Dean, also a major league pitcher. It was directed by Harmon Jones. Guy Trosper was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story. The screenplay was the last by Herman J. Mankiewicz, who earlier had co-written the script for the Lou Gehrig biography The Pride of the Yankees.