Kill the Umpire

Overview

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-training 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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 27, 1950

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Chief Yowlachie,Jackie Jackson,Tommy Ivo,William Bendix,Chester Clute,Gloria Henry,Harry Hayden,Jeff York,Ray Collins,Connie Marshalland 10 more

Director

Lloyd Bacon

Writer

Frank Tashlin

Producer

John Beck

Cinematography

Charles Lawton Jr.

Music

Heinz Roemheld

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0042641