Death on the Diamond (1934)
Love finds a way--to solve the most baffling mystery in sports history!
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?
Director: Edward Sedgwick
Genre: Mystery, Drama
Runtime: 71 min
Release Date: September 14, 1934
Cast
- Robert Young - Larry Kelly
- Madge Evans - Frances Clark
- Nat Pendleton - John 'Truck' Hogan
- Ted Healy - Terrence 'Terry' / 'Crawfish' O'Toole
- C. Henry Gordon - Joe Karnes
- Paul Kelly - Jimmy Downey
- David Landau - 'Pop' Clark
- DeWitt Jennings - Patterson
- Edward Brophy - Grogan
- Willard Robertson - Cato
Screenplay
- Harvey F. Thew (Screenplay)
- Joseph Sherman (Screenplay)
- Ralph Spence (Screenplay)
- Cortland Fitzsimmons (Book)
Music: William Axt
Cinematography: Milton Krasner
Editing: Frank Sullivan
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Themes
Baseball and the American Dream
Keywords
based on novel or book, baseball, st. louis, missouri, pennant race
More Films by Director: Edward Sedgwick
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Death on the Diamond about?
- 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?
- Who directed Death on the Diamond?
- Death on the Diamond was directed by Edward Sedgwick.
- Who stars in Death on the Diamond?
- Death on the Diamond stars Robert Young, Madge Evans, Nat Pendleton, Ted Healy, C. Henry Gordon, Paul Kelly.
- How long is Death on the Diamond?
- Death on the Diamond has a runtime of 1h 11m (71 minutes).
- What genre is Death on the Diamond?
- Death on the Diamond is a Mystery, Drama film.
- Where was Death on the Diamond produced?
- Death on the Diamond was produced in United States of America.
- What are the themes of Death on the Diamond?
- The themes of Death on the Diamond include: Baseball and the American Dream.