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Kill The Umpire

1950, Movie, NR, 77 mins

Kill The Umpire: Review

William Bendix stars in this fun little film as a baseball fan so obsessed with the game he can't even hold on to a job when the national pastime is in season. He finally agrees to go to umpire school so his wife (Una Merkel) won't walk out on him, and is hired by the Texas Interstate League, where he makes a controversial call at the plate in an important game that sends the home team fans wildly chasing after him. KILL THE UMPIRE is nice light fare, deftly played by Bendix... read more leave a comment