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The Game That Kills
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Wikipedia article
'The Game That Kills' is a 1937 American mystery sport film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Charles Quigley and Rita Hayworth.
Plot
After his brother is killed on the ice during a hockey game, Alex Ferguson, convinced it was no accident, goes undercover as a new player to discover the truth.
Alex falls for Betty Holland, the coach's daughter. He ultimately learns that team owner Maxwell is in cahoots with gamblers, as are a couple of his players, and coach Joe Holland is in debt to them. Betty takes a job at a newspaper and endeavors to clear her dad's name while Alex survives a dangerous game, followed by a confrontation with the crooks.
Cast
* Charles Quigley as Alex Ferguson
* Rita Hayworth as Betty Holland
* John Gallaudet as Sam Erskine
* J. Farrell MacDonald as Joe Holland
* Arthur Loft as Rudy Maxwell
* John Tyrrell as Eddie
* Paul Fix as Dick Adams
* Max Hoffman Jr. as Bill Drake
* Dick Wessel as 'Leapfrog' Soule
References
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