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Kill the Umpire is a 1950 baseball comedy film starring William Bendix and Una Merkel, directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Frank Tashlin.
Bendix two years earlier had portrayed baseball player Babe Ruth in the biographical film The Babe Ruth Story. One of the ballplayers in this picture is played by Jeff Richards, billed as Richard Taylor, a minor-league ballplayer before becoming an actor.
Original Release
04/27/1950
US Release
04/27/1950
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 |
| Phil Adams | Minor Role |
| Murray Alper | Fireman |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 |
| Phil Adams | Minor Role |
| Murray Alper | Fireman |
| Walter Bacon | Umpire |
| William Bailey | Minor Role |
| Shirley Ballard | Minor Role |
| Sam Balter | Television Announcer |
| Jim Bannon | Dusty |
| Richard Bartell | Hotel Guest |
| Larry Barton | Guard |
| Jim Baxes | Third Baseman |
| Eric Bergman | Umpire Instructor |
| Stanley Blystone | Policeman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| John Beck | Producer |
