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Death on the Diamond
Death on the Diamond

Death on the Diamond

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

Genres

MysteryDrama

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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. 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?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

71 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

14 September 1934

Country

United States of America

Cast

Robert Young

Robert Young

Larry Kelly

Madge Evans

Madge Evans

Frances Clark

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

John 'Truck' Hogan

Ted Healy

Ted Healy

Terrence 'Terry' / 'Crawfish' O'Toole

C. Henry Gordon

C. Henry Gordon

Joe Karnes

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Jimmy Downey

David Landau

David Landau

'Pop' Clark

DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt Jennings

Patterson

Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

Grogan

Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

Cato

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Mickey

Robert Livingston

Robert Livingston

Frank Higgins

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

"Dunc" Spencer

Alice Lake

Alice Lake

Lucy Warmack (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Porter (uncredited)

John Hyams

John Hyams

Henry Ainsley (uncredited)

Howard Hickman

Howard Hickman

Dr. Cushman (uncredited)

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)

Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett

Man on Ticket Line (uncredited)

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