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Kill the Umpire
“Columbia's Bases Full of LAUGHS!!!”
69%
Movie
1h 18m
AI Analysis
Kill the Umpire (1950) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Kill the Umpire (1950) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 … Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~78 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Kill the Umpire 69% (7 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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from 7 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1950-04-27
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- TMDB rating
- 6.9
- TMDB ID
- 111574
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What is Kill the Umpire about?
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-tra... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Kill the Umpire?
The official runtime for Kill the Umpire is approximately 78 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast

William Bendix
Bill 'Two Call' Johnson

Una Merkel
Betty Johnson

Ray Collins
Jonah Evans

Gloria Henry
Lucy Johnson

Jeff Richards
Bob Landon

Connie Marshall
Suzie Johnson

William Frawley
Jimmy O'Brien

Tom D'Andrea
Roscoe Snooker

Chester Clute
Man Using Telephone (uncredited)

Billy Gray
Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)

Alan Hale Jr.
Harry Shea (uncredited)

Harry Hayden
Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Tommy Ivo
Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)
- J
Jackie Jackson
Boy (uncredited)
- L
Larry Olsen
Johnny (uncredited)

Almira Sessions
Baseball Spectator (uncredited)

Lyn Thomas
Pretty Wife (uncredited)

Al Thompson
Minor Role (uncredited)
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