Kill the Umpire


Kill the Umpire is a 1950 baseball comedy film starring William Bendix and Una Merkel, directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Frank Tashlin.

When he calls a popular player out at home plate, the crowd accuses him of dishonesty, leading to a nearriot during which the involved player is knocked out cold. Johnson must disguise himself as a woman, and engage in several madcap subterfuges, to get to an important game on time, but his reputation is restored when the player he had originally called against publicly praises him for his honesty as an umpire. The crowd accepts this, although quickly reversing its opinion again after Johnson, inevitably, makes another call they do not like.The films climax is a manic chase scene, scripted by animator and future Jerry Lewis director Frank Tashlin. ........

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