Kill The Umpire (1950)
Columbia's Bases Full of LAUGHS!!!
Starring William Bendix, Una Merkel, Ray Collins
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Ex-baseball player Bill Johnson (William Bendix'), failing at many jobs when his ball-playing days are over, reluctantly takes the advice of his father-in-law, Jonah Evans (Ray Collins), 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 (Connie Marshall ) and his wife Betty (Una Merkel) - help Bill reach the ballpark safely the next day through a series of hair-raising encounters.
Runtime: 78 min.
Rating: 5.5
DVD [1950] / Safe at Home! [1962]
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: baseball,umpire
Cast
Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
Betty Johnson
Jonah Evans
Lucy Johnson
Bob Landon
Suzie Johnson
Jimmy O'Brien
Roscoe Snooker
Harry Shea (uncredited)