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Death on the Diamond

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Wikipedia article




'Death on the Diamond' is a 1934 comedy-mystery film starring Robert Young. It was based on the novel 'Death on the Diamond: A Baseball Mystery Story' by Cortland Fitzsimmons, directed by Edward Sedgwick and produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Synopsis



Unless his team can win the pennant, owner Pop Clark (David Landau) will lose his baseball team, the St. Louis Cardinals. He gets Larry Kelly (Robert Young) in order to try and seal the deal. However, rival teams and mobsters are trying to stop his team from winning the pennant race, with some of his star players getting killed on and off the field.

Production



Appearing uncredited in the film were a number of ex-Major Leaguers, including Bob and Irish Meusel, Ping Bodie, Ivan Olson and Pat Flaherty, plus one player who was still very much active, slugger Wally "Red" Berger.[http://www.mediafire.com/view/71g10pitz24t3tz "Diamond Stars in Thrilling New Picture"]. 'Oakland Tribune'.

Reception



Leonard Maltin described the film as an "absurd crime tale" while giving it 2 out of 4 stars.

Cast



*Robert Young as Larry Kelly

*Madge Evans as Frances Clark

*Nat Pendleton as Larry "Truck" Hogan

*Ted Healy as Terry "Crawfish" O'Toole

*C. Henry Gordon as Joseph Karnes

*Paul Kelly as Jimmie Downey

*David Landau as Pop Clark

*DeWitt Jennings as Mr. Patterson

*Edward Brophy as Police Sgt. Grogan

*Willard Robertson as Police Lt. Luke Cato

*Mickey Rooney as Mickey

*Robert Livingston as Frank "Higgie" Higgins

*Joe Sawyer as Duncan "Dunk" Spencer (as Joe Sauers)

References




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