Ikiru (1952), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Mysterious Skin (2004), The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), 42 (2013), The Natural (1984), The Bad News Bears (1976), Major League (1989) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Umpire movies.
Storyline: Former baseball player Bill Johnson, portrayed by William Bendix, failing at many jobs after his ball-playing days are over, reluctantly takes the advice of his father-in-law, Jonah Evans (Ray Collins), 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. The involved player is knocked unconscious in the proceedings and cannot verify that Bill made the correct call. Despite lynch mob plans to at least tar-and-feather him, Bill's family - his daughters Lucy (Gloria Henry and Susan (Connie Marshall ) and his wife Betty (Una Merkel) - help Bill reach the ballpark safely the next day through a series of hair-raising encounters.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: actor shares first name with character, indian, secretary, slang, hot dog, radio announcer, fireman ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Judge Cass Timberlane marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Virginia Marshland. A baby is stillborn and she turns more and more to attorney friend of of Cass', Bradd Criley. While quarreling, the Judge tells Virginia to stay with Bradd, but when she becomes sick he brings her home.—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
Plot Keywords: man wears a tuxedo, brother sister relationship, new york city skyline, balcony, cameo appearance, shopping, poetry ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Peter Colt, an English tennis player in his thirties whose ranking slipped from 11th to 119th in the world, considers he never really had to fight for anything as his wealthy but all but close family easily put him through studies and allowed him to pursue his tennis ambitions, bravely exchanges jokes with his German sparring partner Dieter Prohl, in a similar position, but feels it's about time to admit he's getting too old to compete with fitter coming men (or boys) and intends, after a last Wimbledon, to take a job with the prestigious tennis club instead. Just then, by accident, he bumps into Lizzie Bradbury, the American rising star of female tennis, falls in love with her and finds her interest in him changes his entire perception, even gives him the strength to win again. But where will it lead them, especially when her overprotective father-manager Dennis Bradbury proves determined to nip their relationship in the bud, believing it detrimental to her career?
Plot Keywords: tennis, underwear, watching porn, short skirt, bra, ambition, love ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Laurel and Hardy work for sickly heir Dan Forrester, who has been diagnosed with a myriad of debilitating allergies. However, when the draft board sees things differently and he seems very happy to leave the confines of his sick room, his loyal employees join him in the U. S. Army. He seems to thrive on Army chow and regimen and even becomes a rival to the growling Sergeant Hippo for the affections of beautiful post employee Ginger Hammond . The bumbling Stan and Ollie also get a chance to redeem themselves when they participate in the all-important war game maneuvers.—Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)
Plot Keywords: u.s. army, doctor, examination, explosion, firing range, general, hero ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Three-times MVP baseball player Bobby Rayburn joins the San Francisco Giants, and obsessive fan, whose profession is selling hunting knives, Gil Renard is excited over that. But Rayburn plays the worst season of his career and Renard tries to do everything to help him, but goes too far.
Plot Keywords: athlete, bell 206 jet ranger helicopter, billiards, bleeding to death, bubble gum, cheering crowd, chihuahua ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: After obtaining her from an orphanage a couple exploit entertainer Withers till she runs away and later becomes a professional.
Plot Keywords: doctor, frame up, freight train, fugitive, garden, grandfather clock, great depression ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: To scrape up some extra cash, the semi-inebriated, cigar-smoking, former minor-league pitcher and now professional exterminator, Morris Buttermaker, agrees to coach the inept little-league baseball team of young misfits, the Bears. Against the backdrop of a tough championship and an intense rivalry with the impeccable Yankees, Coach Buttermaker goes as far as to recruit Amanda Whurlitzer, the twelve-year-old daughter of one of his ex-girlfriends and star pitcher, and the troubled bike-riding baseball hitter, Kelly Leak. Under those circumstances, do Morris' uncoordinated boys have what it takes to start winning? Did the maladroit Bears bite off more than they could chew?
Plot Keywords: applause, motorcycle, girl, baseball movie, child swearing, sports team, boy ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Those Cleveland Indians are at it again! After losing in the ALCS the year before, the Indians are determined to make it into the World Series this time! First, though, they have to contend with Rachel Phelps again when she buys back the team. Also, has Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn lost his edge? Are Jake's knees strong enough to make it as a catcher another year? These and other questions are answered as the Indians recapture the magic and win the championship "their way".
Plot Keywords: number in title, 1990s, baseball team, stadium, audience, rivalry, african american ...
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