Kill the Umpire

The story

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.

Cast

W William BendixBill 'Two Call' Johnson U Una MerkelBetty Johnson R Ray CollinsJonah Evans G Gloria HenryLucy Johnson J Jeff RichardsBob Landon C Connie MarshallSuzie Johnson W William FrawleyJimmy O'Brien T Tom D'AndreaRoscoe Snooker C Chester CluteMan Using Telephone (uncredited) B Billy GrayBoy Playing Baseball (uncredited) A Alan Hale Jr.Harry Shea (uncredited) H Harry HaydenHotel Manager (uncredited)

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T Tommy IvoBoy Playing Baseball (uncredited) J Jackie JacksonBoy (uncredited) L Larry OlsenJohnny (uncredited) A Almira SessionsBaseball Spectator (uncredited) L Lyn ThomasPretty Wife (uncredited) A Al ThompsonMinor Role (uncredited) J Jeff YorkPanhandle Jones (uncredited) C Chief YowlachieIndian (uncredited)