Kill the Umpire
1950, English. Directed by Lloyd Bacon.
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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.
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Lloyd BaconDirector
- William BendixBill 'Two Call' Johnson
- Una MerkelBetty Johnson
- Ray CollinsJonah Evans
- Gloria HenryLucy Johnson
- Jeff RichardsBob Landon
- Connie MarshallSuzie Johnson
- William FrawleyJimmy O'Brien
- Tom D'AndreaRoscoe Snooker
- Chester CluteMan Using Telephone (uncredited)
- Billy GrayBoy Playing Baseball (uncredited)
- Alan Hale Jr.Harry Shea (uncredited)
- Harry HaydenHotel Manager (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 27 April 1950
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Frank Tashlin
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Kill the Umpire runs 78 minutes (1h 18m).
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Kill the Umpire is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Kill the Umpire isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Kill the Umpire?
Kill the Umpire (1950) was directed by Lloyd Bacon and stars William Bendix, Una Merkel, Ray Collins.