Kill the Umpire (1950)

Ex-baseball player Bill Johnson, failing at many jobs when his ball-playing days are over, reluctantly takes the advice of his father-in-law, Jonah Evans, a retired umpire, and enters an umpire-traini...ng school. Assigned to the Texas League, he does fine until the championship play-offs when a riot develops over one of his calls. The involved player is knocked unconscious in the proceedings and cannot verify that Bill made the correct call. Despite lynch mob plans to at least tar-and-feather him, Bill's family - his daughters Lucy (Gloria Henry and Susan and his wife Betty - help Bill reach the ballpark safely the next day through a series of hair-raising encounters. more

Directing:
  • Lloyd Bacon

Writing:
  • Frank Tashlin

Stars:
Release Date: 1950-04-27
themoviedb icon 1 2 3 4 5 6.3/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 78

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Ray Collins
Ray Collins
Jonah Evans
Una Merkel
Una Merkel
Betty Johnson
William Bendix
William Bendi...
Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
Gloria Henry
Gloria Henry
Lucy Johnson
Jeff Richards
Jeff Richards
Bob Landon
Connie Marshall
Connie Marsha...
Suzie Johnson
William Frawley
William Frawl...
Jimmy O'Brien
Tom D'Andrea
Tom D'Andrea
Roscoe Snooker
Alan Hale Jr.
Alan Hale Jr.
Harry Shea (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Almira Sessions
Almira Sessio...
Baseball Spectator (uncredited)
Chester Clute
Chester Clute
Man Using Telephone (uncredited)
Jeff York
Jeff York
Panhandle Jones (uncredited)
Billy Gray
Billy Gray
Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)
Tommy Ivo
Tommy Ivo
Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)
Lyn Thomas
Lyn Thomas
Pretty Wife (uncredited)
Al Thompson
Al Thompson
Minor Role (uncredited)
Chief Yowlachie
Chief Yowlach...
Indian (uncredited)
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