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Death on the Diamond (1934)

APPROVED 71 min  -  Drama | Mystery  -   14 September 1934 (USA)
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Pop Clark is about to lose his baseball team, unless they can win the pennant so he can pay off debts... See full summary »

Director:

Edward Sedgwick

Writers:

Cortland Fitzsimmons (book), Harvey F. Thew (screenplay), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Robert Young, Madge Evans and Nat Pendleton
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Robert Young ...
Larry Kelly
Madge Evans ...
Frances Clark
Nat Pendleton Nat Pendleton ...
'Truck' Hogan
Ted Healy Ted Healy ...
Terrence 'Terry' / 'Crawfish' O'Toole
C. Henry Gordon C. Henry Gordon ...
Joseph 'Joe' Karnes
Paul Kelly Paul Kelly ...
Jimmie Downey (reporter)
David Landau David Landau ...
Pop Clark (manager)
DeWitt Jennings DeWitt Jennings ...
Mr. Patterson (groundskeeper)
Edward Brophy Edward Brophy ...
Police Sgt. Grogan
Willard Robertson Willard Robertson ...
Police Lt Luke Cato
Mickey Rooney ...
Mickey
Robert Livingston Robert Livingston ...
Frank 'Higgie' Higgins
Joe Sawyer Joe Sawyer ...
Duncan 'Dunk' Spencer (as Joe Sauers)
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Storyline

Pop Clark is about to lose his baseball team, unless they can win the pennant so he can pay off debts. He hires ace player Larry Kelly to ensure the victory. As well as rival teams, mobsters are trying to prevent the wins, and as the pennant race nears the end, Pop's star players begin to be killed, on and off the field. Can Larry romance Pop's daughter, win enough games, and still have time to stop a murderer before he strikes more than three times? Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Pennant Race | St. Louis Cardinals | Hot Dog | Doctor  | See more »

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Love finds a way--to solve the most baffling mystery in sports history!

Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »

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Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Filmed at L.A.'s Wrigley Field and the old Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Several ballplayers appear including the Cardinals real center fielder Ernie Orsatti who is shot "by the camera" as he crosses the plate. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: When the game resumes, after the bad guy is caught, the camera pans across the scoreboard to show that the game is tied, 2-2. The radio announcer then states, "Cincinnati hasn't scored since Kelly threw that ball into the dugout and let the tying run come in." Cincinnati was the visiting team and the last run it scored, in the top of the second inning, would have made the score 2-1 (Cincinnati leading). It would not have been a tying run. See more »

Soundtracks

"The Stars and Stripes Forever (1896)"
Written by John Philip Sousa
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