Kill the Umpire
“Columbia's Bases Full of LAUGHS!!!”
Lloyd BaconCast
William Bendix 
Una Merkel 
Ray Collins 
Gloria Henry Jeff Richards 
Connie Marshall
Credits
Written by: Frank Tashlin
Plot
Ex-baseball player Bill Johnson, failing at many jobs when his ball-playing days are over, reluctantly takes the advice of his father-in-law, Jonah Evans, a retired umpire, and enters an umpire-training school. Assigned to the Texas League, he does fine until the championship play-offs when a riot develops over one of his calls.
Sinekatalog’s take
Kill the Umpire (1950) is a American comedy directed by Lloyd Bacon. It stars William Bendix, Una Merkel and Ray Collins. It runs 78 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (671 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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