Death on the Diamond

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

Sep 14 1934 Approved 1h 11m
Drama, Mystery, Sport

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?

Plot

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 Evans 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

Harvey F. Thew, Joseph Sherman, Ralph Spence

Directed by

Edward Sedgwick

Cast

Robert Young, Madge Evans, Nat Pendleton

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
476
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA