Kill the Umpire 1950
Kill the Umpire
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.
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.
Videos & Photos
All 1 Videos & 3 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
... Betty Johnson
... Jonah Evans
... Lucy Johnson
... Bob Landon
... Suzie Johnson
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Release Date:
Apr 27, 1950 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 18`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Kill the Umpire
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
... Assistant Director
Cast
... Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
... Betty Johnson
... Jonah Evans
... Lucy Johnson
... Bob Landon
... Suzie Johnson
... Jimmy O'Brien
... Roscoe Snooker
... Harry Shea (uncredited)
... Hotel Manager (uncredited)
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Larry Olsen... Johnny (uncredited)
... Baseball Spectator (uncredited)
... Man Using Telephone (uncredited)
... Panhandle Jones (uncredited)
... Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)
... Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)
... Boy (uncredited)
... Pretty Wife (uncredited)
... Minor Role (uncredited)
... Indian (uncredited)
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... Producer