Kill the Umpire (1950)
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William Bendix is perfectly cast as a diehard baseball fan who hates umpires with every fibre of his being. Bendix' devotion to baseball has lost him job after job, so his father-in-law (Ray Collins)--who happens to be an umpire--forces Our Hero to enroll in umpire school. Eventually Bendix… More William Bendix is perfectly cast as a diehard baseball fan who hates umpires with every fibre of his being. Bendix' devotion to baseball has lost him job after job, so his father-in-law (Ray Collins)--who happens to be an umpire--forces Our Hero to enroll in umpire school. Eventually Bendix learns to respect his new job, even gaining a measure of popularity by earning the nickname "Two-Call Johnson" (the result of double vision brought about by an overdose of eye drop medicine). But when Bendix calls a play against a popular pitcher, he is accused of cheating by the angry fans. Forced to disguise himself to get to the Big Game, Bendix arrives at the ball park to a chorus of "boos." Exonerated by the pitcher, who praises the umpire's honesty, Bendix is the hero of the day...until he makes another unpopular call two seconds later. Kill the Umpire is climaxed by a zany chase sequence scripted by former cartoon director Frank Tashlin. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Lloyd Bacon
- Genres
- Sports & Fitness, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 27, 1950 Wide
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Cast
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William Bendix
as Bill Johnson
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Una Merkel
as Betty Johnson
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Ray Collins
as Jonah Evans
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Gloria Henry
as Lucy
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Richard Taylor
as Bob Landon
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Connie Marshall
as Susan
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William Frawley
as Jimmy O'Brien
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Tom D'Andrea
as Roscoe Snooker
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Luther Crockett
as Sam Austin
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Jeff York
as Panhandle Jones
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Glenn Thompson
as Lanky
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Jim Bannon
as Dusty
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Alan Hale Jr.
as Harry Shay
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Robert J. Wilke
as Cactus
