Kill the Umpire

Kill the Umpire

1950
1h 18m
6.9

6.9/10

7 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy

"Columbia's Bases Full of LAUGHS!!!"

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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

baseball umpire

Quick Facts

Release Date April 27, 1950
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0042641

Cast

William Bendix
William Bendix

Bill 'Two Call' Johnson

Una Merkel
Una Merkel

Betty Johnson

Ray Collins
Ray Collins

Jonah Evans

Gloria Henry
Gloria Henry

Lucy Johnson

Jeff Richards
Jeff Richards

Bob Landon

Connie Marshall
Connie Marshall

Suzie Johnson

William Frawley
William Frawley

Jimmy O'Brien

Tom D'Andrea
Tom D'Andrea

Roscoe Snooker

Chester Clute
Chester Clute

Man Using Telephone (uncredited)

Billy Gray
Billy Gray

Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)

Alan Hale Jr.
Alan Hale Jr.

Harry Shea (uncredited)

Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden

Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Key Crew

Frank Tashlin
Writer
John Beck
Producer
Lloyd Bacon
Director